Thom’s Nutshell:

Look for the benefit in all situations - practice positive opportunism.

In another passage from Joe C.’s Beyond Belief, Allen ties our daily reflection to Emotional Sobriety and the importance of dislodging our false self in pursuit of an emboldened authentic one.

Our music is provided by the great southern artist Jefferson Ross. Learn more about Jefferson at jeffersonross.com

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Learn more about Joe C., Secular AA and Rebellion Dogs here:

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Friendly Circle Berlin workshops: https://friendlycircleberlin.org/events

Allen’s book, 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: https://www.amazon.com/12-Essential-Insights-Emotional-Sobriety/dp/1955415129/

Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night, 7pm PST Zoom meeting on Emotional Sobriety and the Steps (login information below):

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We appreciate feedback! Contact Patrick, our producer, at pndirective4@gmail.com for any questions or comments.

• (00:00:07) - Alan Berger on Getting Back to the Future
• (00:04:06) - The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
• (00:08:27) - Don't Say AA '
• (00:11:41) - Thomas Had Enough of the False Self
• (00:16:00) - Living With Your Value System
• (00:21:52) - In the Simpsons Episode 8,
• (00:24:57) - Happy Hour: Positive Opportunism and Emotional Sobriety
• (00:26:24) - How to Control Your Thoughts
• (00:30:34) - Positive Opportunism in Life
• (00:34:09) - Alan on Bad Mouth and AA

Thom’s Nutshell:

We all have opinions. We all prefer certain outcomes. But attaching expectations to them is a choice. Disappointed? Upset? Devastated? Check your expectations.

Why do we avoid going towards our pain? Because we don’t have faith in our ability to cope with it. In emotional sobriety we work on our self-esteem, which is part of that perpetual engine moving us towards wholeness.

From James Redford. The Struggle:

“If it were any easier, it would be meaningless.

If it were any harder, it would be impossible.”

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Our music is provided by the great southern artist Jefferson Ross. Learn more about Jefferson at jeffersonross.com

Visit our website:

www.emotionalsobriety.info

Learn more about Joe C., Secular AA and Rebellion Dogs here:

https://rebelliondogspublishing.com

Follow us on social media:

Instagram: thomrutledge2

Joe C. Twitter: @Rebellion_Dogs

Friendly Circle Berlin workshops: https://friendlycircleberlin.org/events

Allen’s book, 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: https://www.amazon.com/12-Essential-Insights-Emotional-Sobriety/dp/1955415129/

Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night, 7pm PST Zoom meeting on Emotional Sobriety and the Steps (login information below):

https://zoom.us/j/330149513

Password: 375986

For our ongoing workshop video series on Emotional Sobriety and the 12 Steps, visit our YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEM2-kqLkfp3I4c0jy-X-g

Also, please join our “Emotional Sobriety and Recovery” FB Group at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/120450976662519

We’d love to stay in touch in between meetings.

We appreciate feedback! Contact Patrick, our producer, at pndirective4@gmail.com for any questions or comments.

• (00:00:07) - Emotional Sobriety: The Hurt Locker
• (00:07:45) - In the Elevator With Real People
• (00:09:15) - It Doesn't Even Matter If It's Good
• (00:11:44) - Living With an Addiction: Step 12
• (00:16:18) - Alan on Emotional Sobriety
• (00:20:57) - Emotional Sobriety and Relationships
• (00:25:18) - Part 8: Cooperation and Integrity
• (00:27:40) - I Want to Be Seen
• (00:32:01) - Poem for the Soul: James Redfern

Thom’s Nutshell:

Rather than praying for circumstances to change, pray for the strength and wisdom to face those circumstances.

“This shouldn’t be happening!”

Well, it IS happening. So how do we deal with it?

Riffing on Rumi, Paul McCartney, and Kathryn Grody with superfriend Joe Chisholm.

Learn more about Joe C., Secular AA and Rebellion Dogs here:

https://rebelliondogspublishing.com

Our music is provided by the great southern artist Jefferson Ross. Learn more about Jefferson at jeffersonross.com

Visit our website:

www.emotionalsobriety.info

Follow us on social media:

Instagram: thomrutledge2

Joe C. Twitter: @Rebellion_Dogs

Friendly Circle Berlin workshops: https://friendlycircleberlin.org/events

Allen’s book, 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: https://www.amazon.com/12-Essential-Insights-Emotional-Sobriety/dp/1955415129/

Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night, 7pm PST Zoom meeting on Emotional Sobriety and the Steps (login information below):

https://zoom.us/j/330149513

Password: 375986

For our ongoing workshop video series on Emotional Sobriety and the 12 Steps, visit our YouTube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEM2-kqLkfp3I4c0jy-X-g

Also, please join our “Emotional Sobriety and Recovery” FB Group at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/120450976662519

We’d love to stay in touch in between meetings.

We appreciate feedback! Contact Patrick, our producer, at pndirective4@gmail.com for any questions or comments.

• (00:00:00) - Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
• (00:02:57) - Tom's Bottom Line
• (00:04:36) - Tom's Closet:
• (00:10:44) - Letting It Be
• (00:16:16) - How To Cope With A Codependent Partner
• (00:17:34) - A message from Joe in AA
• (00:20:56) - In the Elevator With Rumi