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The Recovery Show » Finding serenity through 12 step recovery in Al-Anon – a podcast

Not God – Episode 93

The Recovery Show » Finding serenity through 12 step recovery in Al-Anon – a podcast

The Recovery Show

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2014

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Do you sometimes feel responsible for the whole world? Would other people be happy if they would do things your way? An critical part of our recovery is that we recognize that we are not God. Spencer talks about ways in which he has tried to “play God” in the past, about how those increased the...

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 93 of the Recovery Show.

0:05.0

This episode is brought to you by Eric and Shelly.

0:08.0

They used the donation button on our website.

0:11.0

Thank you Eric and Shelley for your generous

0:13.8

contributions. This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of

0:20.7

Alcoholics and Attics to have found a path to serenity and happiness.

0:24.9

We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand as perhaps

0:29.5

few others can.

0:31.3

So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed

0:34.2

attitudes can aid recovery. Do you sometimes feel responsible for the whole

0:38.9

world? Would other people be happy if they would just do things your way?

0:44.0

Today I'm going to talk about how I am not God.

0:47.0

Before we begin, we would like to state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program,

0:52.0

we represent ourselves rather than the program.

0:55.0

During this show, we will share our own experiences as they relate to the topic of, I am not God.

1:01.0

The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them, take

1:05.1

what you like and leave the rest. I hope that you will find something in our sharing that

1:09.0

speaks to your life. My name is Spencer and I'm your solo host today.

1:14.0

The first segment of today's episode of the recovery show will be the discussion of this topic.

1:19.4

I am not God.

1:20.4

Following a short break I'll talk a little bit about my life and recovery about how I

1:25.4

practice the principles of this program in all my affairs and I'll follow that

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