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A Shot Glass of Recovery

An Alcoholic - Lisa M

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An odd name for a podcast on Recovery? When I was wondering what to call this podcast I reflected back on my drinking history and how I used alcohol and drugs as a Solution to my thinking, my problems, my very existence in general...I always reached for that shot glass of solution. But when the glasses were empty and the bottles ran dry the solution I’d used for decades had only made things worse. I’ve been on this recovery road for a little over 19 years now and what I’ve learned is my reco ...
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So funny that I've been going to online meetings for 3 years now and I finally found out our next speakers home group...it's a group in my very own city! Shannon is one of those educated, intelligent ladies I always used to envy. Instead of realizing that I could be that too but it would require work and dedication on my part! Just another reminder…
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Episode 30 of our Big Book study which happens live every other Saturday at 10 am in AA Solution Seekers meeting. All are Welcome! AA Solution Seekers zoom link Today we were on page 83 where the step 9 PROMISES are discussed, each sentence is a promise. It didn't happen over night but every single one of these promises has come true for me. If you…
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Today my dear friend Sarah C from the Beaches Group in Toronto celebrates 9 years of continuous sobriety and a changed way of living. I thought the talk I gave at the home group I "made her" join when she moved to a different part of the city would be a good way to honor her commitment to this way of living. She always jokes about how I give her or…
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Today we are picking up on page 76 if you want to follow along...and I suggest you do...with highlighters and a notebook. :) I also throw in a few references to a wonderful #hazeldon resource known as Drop the Rock. It might not be AA approved literature but I can't recommend this little gem enough especially when it comes to a deeper understanding…
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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 ment…
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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 …
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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.…
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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 …
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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 Sponsorsh…
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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 …
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Today we continue from the bottom of page 73 into midway of page 75 of the chapter Into Action. Sometimes in a big book study you will find you don't further than a few lines, a couple paragraphs. The main idea to remember is always IDENTIFICATION. Reading the big book with another alcoholic who got sober before us is the taproot of our shared expe…
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We seem to get the most amazing selection of speakers at A.A. Solution Seekers. How do we do that? One, I've noticed a lot of meetings online have forgotten about the Open Speaker meeting. Two, we are blessed with a long timer who just knows a ton of speakers from decades of hanging around AA. Three, our home group has a ton of new and old experien…
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This is my sponsor. You will fall in love with her. I will have to Dexter you...but Don't Worry...God will make me realize that's a bad idea. :) Today my sponsor Celebrates 30 years sobriety. Some people say "Don't drink and don't die and you too can stay sober this long." But there is more to it than that. It's called surrender to God, willingness…
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Still trying to figure out #LiveShow on #Podbean I invited some friends from my local home group to do a test. The subject was Tolerance / Compassion / Patience / Forgiveness / Humility / Good Will / Love these are some of the PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS. Success at what you ask? Well EVERYTHING! LIFE in general basically. So we touched on a few as we tr…
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Hi, I'm Lisa, and welcome to a Shotglass of Recovery. In this episode, we dive into one of Bill Wilson's profound letters published in The Grapevine in January 1958, titled "The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety." Join me as I read and reflect on Bill's insights about emotional maturity and balance, drawn from his own experiences and struggles in e…
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Welcome to "Shotglass of Recovery" for August 16th, hosted by Lisa. In this episode, Lisa shares her recent experience with a unique challenge she posed to her sponsees in Alcoholics Anonymous. Lisa emphasizes the importance of vulnerability in the recovery process, describing the "Vulnerability Challenge" where participants are encouraged to share…
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Page 68 til the end of the chapter. Today we talk about sex! We also answer some of those age old questions in A.A, such as "When can I date?" (safely? probably never, have you seen your track record?) and "How do I make an amends to 100 nameless one night stands?" (you are not kidding anyone.) Join us for these answers and more ...in this episode …
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Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live meeting (Only the speaker is recorded on Sundays and Lisa's Big Book Study every other Saturday at 10am - all other meetings are closed and not recorded!) A.A. Solution Seekers - Toronto is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. …
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When I went to Maine to speak at their 45th Annual Round up, I had no idea how many gifts I was about to receive. I met beautiful, sweet, soulful Mel who made this trip happen and was the organizer extraordinaire. Mel is like me in that she wears her emotions on her sleeve and is always ready for a hug. Their was my grand sponsee, Rena. One tough c…
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I am grateful for my past experience and ability to be able to speak off the cuff straight from the heart. I'm grateful for my sponsor Luke who one time ripped up my cue cards right before my talk and said "This isn't a speech! We speak from the heart. Why do you need notes? Don't you know your own story?" I'm grateful people find something to reso…
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Today's study begins on page 67. We learn how to conquer fear. #conquerfear We learn what failed us before. Join me live to record this big book study every other Saturday at 10 am right here in the AA Solution Seekers Study room. Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live m…
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I always try to share my experience with newcomers, especially about how I didn't know how prejudiced and closed minded I was when it came to things "religious". Most importantly I needed to look at myself and take inventory on such behaviours in order to get and stay sober. One of the tools I used in the expansion of my mind and the opening of my …
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I do a chat group with 9 women and our latest thing is reading something from our Recovery/Spiritual Toolkits (Big Book, 12&12, Grapevine, Daily Reflections, any thing AA related), sharing it with each other and then Sharing ourselves with the group by way of speaking on what the reading meant to us. This was part of our recent discussion. What do …
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Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live meeting (Only the speaker is recorded on Sundays and Lisa's Big Book Study every other Saturday at 10am - all other meetings are closed and not recorded!) A.A. Solution Seekers - Toronto is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. …
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Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live meeting (Only the speaker is recorded on Sundays and Lisa's Big Book Study every other Saturday at 10am - all other meetings are closed and not recorded!) A.A. Solution Seekers - Toronto is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. …
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Just one of the many gifts of a worldwide pandemic....was meeting people like Jolie from a part of my own Country I'd never visited. Jolie's sobriety date is close to one I gave up for "outside issues", it's amazing what EGO can take from us...sobriety, peace, joy, presence. I'm glad she got it when she did and shared her journey and experience to …
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Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live meeting (Only the speaker is recorded on Sundays and Lisa's Big Book Study every other Saturday at 10am - all other meetings are closed and not recorded!) A.A. Solution Seekers - Toronto is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. …
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Ethan is a member of my homegroup AA Solution Seekers. He joined us from my former homegroup online which always seemed to be a place of chaos. Just goes to show that the people who seek a solution will gravitate towards like minded individuals. Ethan is a humble man who walks the walk of sobriety, he doesn't always have a lot to say and he certain…
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Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live meeting (Only the speaker is recorded on Sundays and Lisa's Big Book Study every other Saturday at 10am - all other meetings are closed and not recorded!) A.A. Solution Seekers - Toronto is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. …
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Jabari has 43 years of sobriety at the time of this recording. Getting sober in the 80's. He called an AA helpline for help and advice. The first time "didn't take" in his words. But he was ready the second time he reached out. For local help in your area google AA Helpline or your local area AA intergroup office to speak to another alcoholic who w…
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Join me live to record this big book study every other Saturday at 10 am right here in the AA Solution Seekers Study room. Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live meeting (Only the speaker is recorded on Sundays and Lisa's Big Book Study every other Saturday at 10am - all…
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Our speaker today is Matt! Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern time. click the zoom link to attend a live meeting (Only the speaker is recorded on Sundays and Lisa's Big Book Study every other Saturday at 10am - all other meetings are closed and not recorded!) A.A. Solution Seekers - Toronto is inviting you to…
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Our good friend and humble servant of AA mr Tony B brings us some great guest speakers from his home group Jamaica Presentation in NY. This is one of them, please enjoy Still Bill. (besides a great story - he's got a nicname...now come ON! can't get much cooler than that!) Join us 7 days a week at AA Solution Seekers online meeting at 7am eastern t…
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I met Lucy when one of my sponsees brought her to Solution Seekers as a guest. She experienced first hand how we try to be inclusive to all our members and guests. My sponsee and Lucy are both blind. They are active participants of our group and amaze us with their contributions and service. Contact AA General Service Board to get them working on p…
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An odd name for a podcast on Recovery? When I was wondering what to call this podcast I reflected back on my drinking history and how I used alcohol and drugs as a Solution to my thinking, my problems, my very existence in general...I always reached for that shot glass of solution. But when the glasses were empty and the bottles ran dry the solutio…
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