Morning Reflections: Serenity, Prayer, and Humility
Episode Overview
Start your day with a moment of silence for those affected by alcoholism. The Serenity Prayer helps focus on acceptance, courage, and wisdom. Prayer shifts your attitude towards a higher power, while meditation centres you. Maintaining gratitude keeps the positive flow in life. Genuine humility comes from recognising and regretting past harms.
Prayer doesn't change God's attitude towards me. It changes my attitude toward God
Kickstart your day of recovery with Alyssa in this heartfelt episode of AA Morning Snippets. Alyssa, an alcoholic, opens with a moment of silence for suffering and recovering alcoholics and their loved ones. She then recites the Serenity Prayer, a cornerstone for many in recovery, asking for serenity, courage, and wisdom. The episode dives into daily reflections, focusing on the importance of prayer and meditation in maintaining a conscious contact with a higher power.
Alyssa shares her personal morning prayer routine, highlighting how prayer shifts her attitude and brings a sense of peace and purpose. She contrasts prayer with meditation, describing it as a quiet time to centre oneself physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Alyssa emphasises the power of gratitude in keeping a positive flow in life, noting how negativity can disrupt this flow.
She also reflects on her past behaviours, acknowledging how she once exaggerated her flaws and achievements for attention, mistaking this for humility. Through this realisation, she began to develop genuine humility. The episode concludes with the Lord's Prayer and a reminder that recovery works if you work it. Alyssa's candid reflections and spiritual guidance offer a comforting and motivational start to the day for anyone on their recovery journey.