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Wisdom to Know the Difference – 338

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

🗓️ 21 August 2020

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

The serenity prayer asks for the wisdom to know the difference. What does this mean? And how does it happen? Ester joined me for a conversation about these questions. We thought we might structure our conversation by starting with the idea of “Knowing when I don’t know.” Then how “wisdom to know the difference” in...

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0:00.0

The Serenity Prayer asks for the wisdom to know the difference. What does this mean?

0:06.4

And how does it happen?

0:08.4

Welcome to episode 338 of the Recovery Show.

0:11.6

This episode is brought to you by Barbara

0:13.4

Barry Dana Elise and Frida they use the donation button on our website thank you

0:18.3

Barbara Barry Dana Elise and Frida for your generous contributions.

0:23.0

This episode is for you.

0:25.1

We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and

0:29.1

happiness.

0:30.1

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

0:35.8

So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

0:40.5

Before we begin, we would like to state that in this show we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program.

0:47.0

During this show we will share our own experiences.

0:50.0

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

0:53.9

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

0:58.1

speaks to your life. My name is Spencer and I am your host today and joining me today is Esther.

1:03.7

Welcome Esther.

1:04.7

Thanks Spencer it's great to be here. We wanted to start with a reading you

1:09.8

chose one from Hope for Today. Yes, it's the 4th of June and it's on Wisdom.

1:18.0

All of the Al-Anon tools I have learned and used have pointed me down the path to gaining wisdom.

1:24.0

For me, wisdom means knowing when to stop and listen to myself and to my higher power,

1:29.0

rather than rushing into a decision or action.

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