Patience and acceptance can help us deal when life gets lifey.

But how do we get there?

Welcome to episode 447 of The Recovery Show.

This episode is brought to by Molly, Jamie, and Raquel.

They used the donation button on our website.

Thank you, Molly, Jamie, and Raquel for your generous contributions.

This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have

found a path to serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with a seemingly hopeless

problem of addiction, understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on attitudes and we believe that

changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we'd like to state that in this show,

we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. During this show, we will share our own

experiences, the opinions expressed who are strictly those

are the person who gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you will find

something in our sharing that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer. I am your host today and

joining me today is Kathy. Welcome back to the recovery show, Kathy. Thanks, Spencer. Happy to be here.

We were chatting a little bit before we started, and I noted that you've been on three previous

episodes. We had number 356 domestic violence and other unacceptable behavior. Number 362,

avoidance, running away from scary feelings. And number

384 leaning into faith. And I thought, well, that shows a journey, doesn't it? And now, I guess

you're at a new phase in your life journey. So let's start with the readings you chose.

Sure. The first one that I have is from the book,

The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie. This is page 93, April 6th, and it's a reading on

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