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Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
n this episode of Sober Readings, we explore one of the most important relationships in Alcoholics Anonymous: sponsorship. Through readings from AA literature, we look at what it means to have a sponsor, what it means to be a sponsor, and why one alcoholic helping another remains at the heart of the AA program.
A sponsor isn't there to run our lives or make our decisions for us. Instead, they share their own experience, strength, and hope and help guide us through the Twelve Steps and the challenges that come with living sober. Sponsorship reminds us that recovery was never meant to be traveled alone—and that sometimes the best way to strengthen our own sobriety is by helping someone else strengthen theirs.
Whether you're looking for a sponsor, already working with one, or have reached the point where you're able to sponsor someone else, I hope today's readings offer something you can carry with you.
Just for today: Don't drink. Go to a meeting. Keep coming back.
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
Sober Readings — your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature, offering strength, reflection, and hope to support your journey one day at a time.
Today's reflections/meditations come from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and an extra passage from inspiring sober writings.
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and take what you need from today’s message. Let’s begin.
Remember, just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.
Have a beautiful, sober day.
If you’d like to be a guest reader on a future episode, visit www.soberreadings.com and fill out the guest reader form — your voice could help inspire others on their recovery journey.
I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, reflections, or feedback by emailing me at [email protected] or by visiting www.soberreadings.com and submitting a comment through the form. And while you’re there, don’t forget to click the link to drop a dollar in the donation basket to help support the message.
Take care of yourselves and each other, and just for today — don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back. Have a great day - and as my friend Larry says, ‘Best. Day. Ever.’
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Sober Readings shares a powerful message of recovery - one word, one day, and one episode at a time.
This podcast is your daily source of inspiration from recovery literature,…
Each weekday, we read from Daily Reflections, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and a passage from As Bill Sees It, creating space to pause, reflect, and connect with the principles that keep us grounded.
Every Sunday, we explore a chapter from Came to Believe, sharing the spiritual adventures of AA members to inspire hope and deepen your own spiritual path.
Once a month, we read and reflect on a Step from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, aligning each Step with the month we’re in - bringing fresh perspective to the foundation of recovery.
Take a deep breath. Center yourself. Take what you need and leave the rest.
And remember - just for today: don’t drink, go to a meeting, and keep coming back.