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@normandelooper5817 3 күн бұрын
Logannnnn
@shazzthedon 7 күн бұрын
42:00
@williamm6446 9 күн бұрын
AA has helped millions rebuild their lives.
@joshg4081 12 күн бұрын
Don M…the man! RIP brother, I love you!
@johnblyth9787 16 күн бұрын
Truly inspiring, and some great history. Greatly apreciated. Greatfully 35 years sober.
@Engineer9921 17 күн бұрын
I’m 10 months clean today and I am a friend of Bill W
@Mandalas12 19 күн бұрын
Count me in! Wish I had more women. AA lover in Australia 🇦🇺🙏🏽
@LetGoLetGod8 21 күн бұрын
Helped me alot. Big thanks :) Step 1 Wrap Up Questions, ca 1:10 h in. 1, Can you or could you control the amount you drink once you started to drink? 2, Do you believe the physical craving would occur if you took a drink today? 3, Could you take two drinks a day for 30 days no more no less (Marty Mann test)? 4, Does your experience lead abundantly confirm, that once you put alcohol into your system something happens in the body and mental sense, which makes it virtually impossible for you to stop? 5, Did you ever drink when you didn't want to even after swearing drinking off forever? 6, Do you believe that personal knowledge is of no use with respect to your drinking? 7, Do you believe that you'll be unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge? 8, Do you believe that you have lost the power of choice and drink? 9, Do you believe that you have only two choices today live spiritually or to die in alcoholic death? 10, Do you believe you have a spiritual malody which creates unmanageability in your life? 11, Do you believe that lack of power is your is your dilemma? 12, Do you believe that a time may come where you have no effective mental defense against the first drink? 13, Do you believe that your defense must come from a higher power? 14, Do you believe that you have to find a power greater than yourself which will solve your problem? The 12 steps is not a self help program. It is a God help program.
@ssweb915 22 күн бұрын
Who is the speaker after Mark?
@mike1young Ай бұрын
Where's the documentary about Dr bob?
@jasonnoon1880 Ай бұрын
Amazing
@richardsilva1797 Ай бұрын
I'm 61 & sober today! TY GOD 🙏
@Nate-h8x Ай бұрын
This is what changed my life. So many times, I'd be shaking, sick, fearful, withdrawing again and again and couldn't make meetings. Mark was my Sponsor before I ever had one. Thank you Mark. Today I am sober , content, Spiritually fit for 2 years and 9 days. Thank God for AA.
@ChazHaz-p7l Ай бұрын
I really enjoyed the Tarzan/Jane thing by the way....lol
@ToniDJohns Ай бұрын
I could relate to his journey. All from the heart... 💯💝🙏🐬🐎🦅🚀
@Mr.Winston-the-third Ай бұрын
I’ve been in and out of the program for 7 years. I hope to God one day I can step into the light and be among the free.
@anthonyalves3993 Ай бұрын
Right sized
@jamiepaulhume1659 Ай бұрын
Step 1....The only step we can fully complete, 100% of the time 🙏❤️🙏
@anthonyalves3993 Ай бұрын
AA doesn't keep me sober , The grace of God keeps me sober
@JacobTanke-pw6ro Ай бұрын
Got 8 years after my liver went out at 30 was brought to aa at 17 for my herion habbit and i was an. Alcoholic know i. Sober 3 years god bless aa
@KarlBreaux 21 күн бұрын
Ok
@anthonybriglia3890 Ай бұрын
65 years old and 5 days sober keep going everyone
@tacomike417 Ай бұрын
@@anthonybriglia3890 it only gets better and better
@DouglasHinz Ай бұрын
Why are you harassing me? AAs primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. Not intimidation. This video is in response to an AA meeting I just attended in which I was being intimidated, threatened. AA should be a place to feel safe and work on sobriety. It should not be a threatening environment. I am not a 'baby' or 'majesty'. I am being harassed for no apparent reason. What is your point? I have not harmed you or anyone else. I have a month clean and sober, and would like to keep going. Why are you harassing me? Please answer.
@rubenesquivel9630 Ай бұрын
I just relapse for myself I was going on 3 years sober January 3rd today's day one I started over jump right back into it it lasted 3 days all I could say is I prayed to God for now answered give me the power to stop so I stopped
@tacomike417 Ай бұрын
@@rubenesquivel9630 keep coming back bro, there's more out here for you.
@MICHEAL-u7q 6 күн бұрын
😅
@rubenesquivel9630 6 күн бұрын
@@tacomike417 I will man 52 days today not looking back turning back life is good I learned from my mistakes on this one
@allisonerickson3598 2 ай бұрын
Wow wow wow just wow 🎯🙏🙏🙏🙏🔈
@chefprepjustindieh 2 ай бұрын
Fabulous
@ingridhuxley9664 2 ай бұрын
Thank u. Sandy lives on ❤
@joewalter2120 2 ай бұрын
AA is the easier softer way. God is the real remedy. Bill W did drugs while claiming sobriety, was a womanizer, Gambling addict, Basically switched his addiction for other addictions. Not to mention recovery rate is currently around 5 percent at best. More is known about the mind today than in 1939.
@MarcusHawak 2 ай бұрын
Mark .H is my hero & his sponsor Don Prits, there not to many guys like him ,the only one I seen is my sponsor,he a 164 pgs of the Big book Guy ,I never met Mark ,I herd he was tought met one of his sponcees that dude tough as nails !!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@anthonyalves3993 2 ай бұрын
Its all about me😩
@carinm.bonifacino 2 ай бұрын
This guy is the most incredible spiritual teacher. I am binge listening to all his talks. Can’t get enough. So grateful for these recordings!! 🙏🙏🙏
@anthonyalves3993 2 ай бұрын
Church people pushing a beer keg lol ya ok
@dunbustin 3 ай бұрын
A beautiful soul. If only he did not have to suffer also.
@steveb9525 3 ай бұрын
What happened to Elvis?
@steveb9525 3 ай бұрын
Mark we love and miss you
@billylewis1086 3 ай бұрын
🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:42 *📘 Focus on following simple directions from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous for a straightforward approach to the 12 Steps.* 02:28 *📖 When sponsoring, encourage reading the first 103 pages of the Big Book for foundational understanding of the 12 Steps.* 04:31 *📚 Sponsorship involves guiding others through practical advice based on personal experience with the Steps.* 07:19 *🎯 Emphasize that deciding to work the Steps hinges on the individual's own decision and readiness to go to any lengths for recovery.* 09:51 *🤔 Work the Steps only when the decision is made to pursue what others in recovery have achieved, ensuring commitment and understanding.* 17:32 *📜 Understand the foundational concept of alcoholism as an allergy with a physical reaction (phenomenon of craving) triggered solely by alcohol consumption.* 21:45 *🍸 Alcoholism is characterized by a specific reaction (phenomenon of craving) to alcohol consumption, distinguishing alcoholics from non-alcoholics.* 26:48 *🥃 Historical experience proves that alcoholics cannot safely control their drinking, supporting the understanding of powerlessness over alcohol.* 28:26 *🥃 Alcoholics experience a phenomenon of craving which no human power can alleviate.* 30:07 *🚫 No material gain or circumstance can enable an alcoholic to safely drink without triggering craving.* 34:13 *🙏 Step three involves turning one's will and life over to a higher power, crucial for recovery.* 43:07 *⛓️ Selfishness and self-centeredness are identified as the root causes of an alcoholic's troubles.* 52:30 *🔄 Step three involves a prayer to surrender to a higher power, aiming to be relieved of self-centeredness.* 54:14 *📜 Step Three in the 12 Steps involves making a commitment to God, offering to be a testament to His power if He removes difficulties.* 54:55 *🤝 Step Three is about making a clear deal with God: if He helps resolve difficulties, one commits to helping others, akin to a mutual agreement.* 55:21 *🚫 To benefit spiritually and emotionally from Step Three, one must abandon selfishness and self-centeredness completely.* 56:20 *🧠 Step Three encourages thoughtful preparation, emphasizing readiness before making a profound commitment to let God guide one's life.* 58:12 *🤝 Step Three should ideally be undertaken with a knowledgeable guide or sponsor, ensuring understanding and support throughout the process.* 59:11 *🌟 Following Step Three, the immediate focus shifts to Step Four, indicating the importance of swift progression through the steps for effective recovery.* 01:00:53 *🙏 The Third Step prayer marks a pivotal moment where one commits to serving God's will and helping others, regardless of personal feelings or understanding.* 01:03:52 *⏳ Step Four should follow immediately after Step Three, emphasizing the urgency of addressing personal inventory to continue spiritual progress.* 01:04:39 *📝 Step Four involves a detailed personal inventory focusing on resentments, fears, and sexual conduct, aiming for thoroughness and honesty.* 01:06:30 *📝 Resentment is highlighted as a primary obstacle in Step Four, requiring identification and honest acknowledgment to progress effectively.* 01:09:32 *🔄 Overcoming spiritual malady through Steps aligns mental and physical well-being with spiritual growth, reinforcing the holistic approach of the 12 Steps.* Made with HARPA AI
@stephengamber7000 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting! 39 years sober
@MISCIFMAKER 3 ай бұрын
Had the honor of see this as a PLAY IN SAN ANTONIO 75 TH ANV . THAN 20YRS NOW 34
@brendanharford9295 3 ай бұрын
Good on Lois she seen it as the j and c said as Lois remembered it 😅❤❤❤❤
@katlyncoyl3155 3 ай бұрын
Mark and Joe hawk (and my sponsor at the time who shared the message of AA) completely made my experience with the steps just that a true experience and not just knowledge or a conception or a theory or an idea they made the gut level experience fruition well in reality god gave that experience to me. So grateful for men and women who carry the message that there is a solution and it's not human including sponsors kids meetings the steps or sponsoring other women but those are things that lead me to having a relationship and an experience with god.
@siriush100 3 ай бұрын
Imagine just telling people that they are diseased and powerless to the desires of the mid brain and millions, including professionals just believe it and accept it as truth. Just wow..
@chefprepjustindieh 3 ай бұрын
Phenomenal
@joeldavis5815 3 ай бұрын
Seems like this guy is perpetuating a lot of dangerous stereotypes: if you do this then this will happen to you. Etc. etc. How many ppl become mislead into believing some tripe that one of these speakers is blabbing on about which ends up becoming a misguided belief system for them? And of course since this is a 12-step program nobody is ever held accountable.
@TheBardicDruid 3 ай бұрын
Wow, you have trouble with reality don't you?
@joeldavis5815 3 ай бұрын
@TheBardicDruid Greetings! My apologies, I've been busy lately and haven't had time to give your rather rude reaction a response. One thing early on that stood out to me in this man's "talk" was lambasting people who come in the program with a crack cocaine problem where he pretty much stated that those individuals are doomed to failure. So tell me that if this is "reality" as you put it I'd love to see some statistical proof to back his claim. Interesting enough, by that logic EVERYONE coming into the program has a slim chance of success if we look at the numbers. Unfounded claims like the man made (there are others within his dialogue) I believe are ultimately damaging and is another reason for many people to avoid these programs that may have actually helped them.
@TheBardicDruid 3 ай бұрын
@@joeldavis5815 "lambasting people who come in the program with a crack cocaine problem" That's why there's Cocaine Anonymous. "if we look at the numbers" The only people who post numbers are Rehab Clinics trying to boost sales. "Unfounded claims like the man made (there are others within his dialogue) I believe are ultimately damaging and is another reason for many people to avoid these programs that may have actually helped them." Is straight BS from Rehab clinics. I've been in AA for 32 years, only people who have no understanding of alcoholism believe the BS in your comment.
@joeldavis5815 3 ай бұрын
"I never felt like there was anywhere I belonged". Perfect rationalization to join a cult...
@joeldavis5815 3 ай бұрын
Am I the only one who doesn't get what he's talking about? So I'm supposed become a passive observer of my life? Everytime I hear this said by someone in these talks I end up more confused than ever.
@bayleeowen910 3 ай бұрын
117 days clean and sober
@la_keith321 3 ай бұрын
30 days today!
@MaggiePashley-s1z 3 ай бұрын
I’m 33 & I’ve. never heard this & it’s so true ❤
@LauweThee 4 ай бұрын
Who is that seccond guy talking , very powerfull message!
@JoyfulJenn 4 ай бұрын
2 years yesterday thanks AA
@craig.encinitas 2 ай бұрын
🙏🏼
@craigmcinnes3799 Ай бұрын
Wasn’t AA, it was god
@Raven_Intuition 4 ай бұрын
49:00 .... You don't drink because of something that happened 15 years ago... You drink because of your current spiritual condition