Welcome to episode 394 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by

Nanny, Maria, Kathleen, Lisa, Anonymous, and Nancy. They used the donation button

on our website. Thank you, Nanny, Maria, Kathleen, Lisa, Anonymous, and Nancy for

your generous contributions. This episode is for you. We are friends and family

members of Alcoholics and Attics who have found a path to serenity and happiness.

We who live or have lived with the seemingly helpless problem of addiction

understand as perhaps few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes and

we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin we would like

to state that in this show we represent ourselves rather than any 12 step

program. During this show we will share our own experiences. The opinions

expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. Take what you

like and leave the rest. We hope that you will find something in our sharing

that speaks to your life. My name is Spencer. I will be your host today and

joining me today is Mary. Welcome to the Recovery Show Mary. Thank you. I asked

you to bring a reading and it looks like we might have a couple. What did you

bring? Yes. The first reading I picked is from Curse to Change on page 61

March 1st. Sometimes knowledge isn't all it's cracked up to be. Naturally it

can be helpful to look at past experiences for information about ourselves and

our relationships. There's much to be learned from inventories, memories and

reasoning things out with others. But waiting for insight can become an

excuse to avoid action. For example some of us fall into the trap of trying to

analyze alcoholism. We don't want to accept the reality of our circumstances

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