A Shot Glass of Recovery

AA Solution Seekers speaker V from Predawn busters Atlanta group sept 29, 2024

I've personally known V for a while now. She was a long time listener of 2 sober chicks and would often write us. It was so nice she reached out when I started this new show.
She is one of us and today talks about a number of things many of us can relate to along this journey to recovery: the past and how it affected us; present struggles like mental health issues and how AA has taught us these are valid but they are NOT excuses or reasons to not recover; and ghosting a sponsor....who hasn't done that to our own peril at least once on this journey?
 
I hope you enjoy her story as an impromptu speaker who answered the call when a speaker was needed.
 
thank you V (sparkles).
 
 

Lisa M speaks at the Area 86 Roundup in Owen Sound

This was my first time being asked to speak at a roundup. It was so much fun to travel outside of my area and visit another area to carry the message.
It would be this speaking engagement that lead to my invite to Peurta Vallarta Sobriety Under the Sun Conference. #SUS
 
I don't consider this one of my best talks, but someone in the audience heard a message that spoke to him. He was on that speaker seeker committee and he submitted my tape.
 
#blessed
 
 
#aaspeakers #owensoundroundup #orcspeakers

Big Book Study Ep 28

Still Into Action we cover pages 75 to 76 discussing step 5 through 7.
 
 
 

Mark Lundholm - First Thought Wrong

Mark Lundholm has seen and experienced the bottom of life.  He was a criminal at 13, an addict and former coke dealer, a check forger, homeless at 27, and did prison time for bank fraud. His amazing story how he turned his life around is an inspiration to anyone in recovery. 
 
Mark takes us through the diseased thinking of First Thought Wrong.

Carl the cook with the recipe

Carl belongs to a couple of home groups but he makes Solution Seekers one of them.  
Carl is a cook on a ship and he shares his recipe for success in recovery.
 

Live Show Re-broadcast - Episode 2 on Taking the Steps - Step 4

Today I go through Step 4 and it only took just over 30 minutes. So if I can teach it in 30 minutes....you can do it in a few hours or a day at the most.  Pen to paper. Get at it.
 
 

Taking the first 3 steps together as a group

Today I wanted to show everyone that the 12 Steps can actually be taken in as little as 12 hours! 
Listen in and take them with us. Bring a friend, come with your sponsor!
 
#12steps #takingthesteps #AA

Karolina from the UK

Another special one for me, this little gem of a human lives an ocean away from me and yet we connect through the language of the heart.
 Karolina originated from Poland and has made a life in her home of London in the United Kingdom. She is sober just over 3 years, active in service and sponsors women. She found her true self on page 63 of the big book and has been sky rocketed into the fourth dimension of existence having incorporated the book's wisdom into her daily life.
 
She is one of those friends in my life that I regard as a sharpening instrument put in my path by God's grace. Iron sharpens Iron.
 
This is her story.
 
And join us live 7 days a week if you want to start your day right. 
 
A.A. Solution Seekers - Toronto 
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Live show re-broadcast Sept 10th, 2024 - Tips on Safety in the rooms of AA

A bunch of my female friends join me on a discussion on safety in the rooms of AA. 
 
Some tips to bring to your home group:
SAFETY CARD FOR A.A. GROUPS_EN (aa.org)  Read the safety card at every meeting
Read AA's info on Safety SMF-209 - Safety and A.A.: Our Common Welfare (aa.org)
Read the pamphlet on Sponsorship P-15 Questions & Answers on Sponsorship (aa.org)
 
Protect yourself from predators...Trust your gut, if it feels wrong, it probably is.
Secrets keep us sick...If someone in a group is asking you not to tell others what they are asking of you...it's probably because they know it is wrong.  Tell others, seek support and KNOW THAT ANONYMITY IS NOT A CLOAK FOR BAD, ABUSIVE OR ILLEGAL BEHAVIOUR.
 

Danny Survivor of 911, Firefighter at the world trade center, an Alcoholic

My sponsor introduced me to one of her hero's, Danny the Firefighter. I loved his gentle nature, I could relate to his struggle with the inner demons of this disease and the battle with the mental health scorpion known as PTSD.
 
Danny has given a talk on our show before, this is the one where he reveals his experience as a fire fighter at the world trade center on that terrible day on the 9th of September when North America was rocked by an act that brought us all to our knees. War is a crusher of souls, dignity and decency. It is the ultimate act of selfish, self-centered behaviour, ego and arrogance. When people take opposing sides and both believe they are right.
 
Danny was a first responder who had been sober for 2 decades before this tragic day added another burden to his plate. I don't think he ever saw himself as the hero he was, he was "just doing his job".
 
This is his story.
 
And we miss him.
 
#911 #alcoholics