Retreat: The Power of the Program - Tom I (Part 3 of 5)

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🗓️ 15 November 2025

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Tom I leads this 5 part retreat on the topic: The Power of the Program. Tom was a highly sought after speaker for many years. This ends abruptly and picks right up on the next one. Recorded at an unknown event. Part 3 of 5. This weekend is the 2nd Annual Online International AA Convention, (Nov 14-16) registration is free. Meetings will be hosted by various groups from around the world. Details are here: https://aaev.cc/oiaa25 Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: [email protected] Sober Cast has 3000+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

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0:27.4	And so I think about that, you know, just to be aware of what I've been given, you know,
0:34.6	of who I am. So I want to get solidly in contact with that.
0:39.2	So I've got reality about this thing.
0:41.2	It has nothing to do with appointments or calendars or whatever I've got going.
0:45.1	It has nothing to do with that.
0:46.1	It has to do with who I am.
0:48.0	So that my core is solid.
0:51.0	When I get through with that, there's no acutumments to who I am. I'm down to raw stuff.
0:57.1	And so I get in touch with that. Then, it doesn't take long. I mean, good doubt, it takes
1:03.4	me a lot longer to describe it. It does do it. Your mind works quick, you know, and so I can do that
1:08.5	very quickly, and I can get settled, but I take my time with it.
1:12.8	Then I reflect on the fact that I am a part of that little sliver of the sample.
1:18.5	What a gift, eh? What a gift. I didn't even ask for it. I didn't even like it when I first got it.
1:25.9	But what a gift.
1:30.8	Deserving, forget it.
1:31.8	Forget it.
1:34.1	And it deserves it got nothing to do with it.
1:35.0	Mercy.
1:37.5	What a gift.
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