Step 10 — Daily Inventory – Donna – 2020 New England Big Book Workshop Weekend

About This Speaker Tape

Matt and Donna break down the maintenance of sobriety through Steps 10, 11, and 12. Matt describes the daily grind of 'character defect whack-a-mole,' moving from the intellectual knowledge of the Big Book to a lived reality. He shares a concrete moment of friction at a Target in the Bronx where he had to promptly apologize to a cashier after a flash of anger, illustrating the shift from isolation to connection.

Donna speaks on the death of the ego and the danger of seeking validation from others, describing her transition from 'sucking the air from the universe' to a state of spiritual surrender. Both emphasize the necessity of 'bookending' the day with prayer and meditation to avoid sleepwalking back into the driver's seat of their own lives, moving from a world of self to a world of spirit.

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Timestamps

• 0:00 Opening: Kelly welcomes attendees and mentions donations for Wilson House
• 3:15 Speaker Matt begins: gratitude for the conference and the opportunity for service
• 7:45 Step 10: Matt discusses the 10-step promises and the importance of promptness
• 22:10 Step 10: Matt shares a story about his mother and reading the Big Book promises
• 28:30 Step 10: Matt describes a conflict at Target in the Bronx and practicing a prompt apology
• 35:50 Step 11: Matt discusses the discipline of prayer and the nature of meditation
• 42:20 Step 11: Matt shares a story about two-way prayer and acquiring a Jeep
• 48:15 Speaker Donna begins: Step 10 and transitioning from the world of self to the world of spirit
• 55:40 Step 10: Donna discusses the ego and the struggle with needing external validation
• 62:10 Donna shares a story about intuitive guidance and moving into a brownstone
• 67:30 Step 12: Donna discusses becoming useful to Higher Power; closing APPLAUSE