Summary: <br> Spencer was a guest on the <a href="http://soberspeak.com">Sober Speak podcast</a>, with a conversation about Steps 1, 2, and 3 in Al-Anon. Sober Speak has mostly an AA focus, but the host, John M does sometimes invite members of Al-Anon to share their experience, strength, and hope.<br> <br> <br> <br> We talked about how I suddenly felt my powerlessness one day, and how that brought me to this program of recovery. And then, the long journey to actually accepting that I am powerless over my loved one's alcoholism. <br> <br> <br> <br> I resisted the notion of God as I understood God from my childhood, but was able to accept that there was some power greater than myself that was working in my life, because I was starting to feel better as I worked the Al-Anon program.<br> <br> <br> <br> My sponsor encouraged me to “act as if” I had made a decision to turn my life over to the care of this (unknown) higher power. This got easier as I started to listen to the wisdom I was surrounded with. Eventually, I came to understand that I did not need to have a “picture” of my higher power in order to accept its guidance and support.<br> <br> <br> <br> We will continue this conversation through the steps in the future, and I will share those here when they happen.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Readings and Links<br> <br> <br> <br> A listener asked about the detachment reading I shared in episode <a href="/188">188, Detachment with Love</a>. It is from a small flyer called <a href="https://ecomm.al-anon.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=S19&CATEGORY=OTHER">Detachment</a>, published by Al-Anon. It is <a href="https://ecomm.al-anon.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=S19&CATEGORY=OTHER">available as a PDF</a> from the Al-Anon web site.<br> <br> <br> <br> Talk to us<br> <br> <br> <br> Please call us at 734-707-8795 or email <a href="mailto:feedback@therecoveryshow.com">feedback@therecovery.show</a> with your questions or experience, strength and hope. Or just leave a comment right here.<br>
