Step 7 and the Prayer to Be Relieved of the Bondage of Self – Babe K.

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Cumberland Nights - 2024

A spiritual 'woo-wooism' that refuses to be glum. Babe K. cuts through the noise of 22 years of sobriety to argue that the real miracle isn't just stopping the drink but the shift from the 'bondage of self' to a life of altruism. He describes the wreckage of being totally crushed and hopeless only to find a 'fourth dimension of existence' through the Steps. The narrative pivots from the theoretical to the visceral as he recounts the 15 months he spent caring for his wife through terminal cancer—sacrificing the couch and enduring the indignity of her peeing on his head—while maintaining a morning prayer of surrender. For Babe Step 12 is not a corporate obligation but a raw human act of holding a newcomer's hand and being the light that proves a seemingly hopeless state of mind can be reversed.

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• 0:00 Babe K. opens by contrasting his 'spiritual woo-wooism' with Jolie's practical approach.
• 1:30 Discussion of Step 12 and the 'plug in the jug' approach to early sobriety.
• 3:15 The 'bondage of self' and the 'fourth dimension of existence' as described in the Big Book.
• 5:45 Laughter: The 'bad news' that we are the host of friends the newcomer is warned about.
• 7:20 Analysis of the Third Step prayer and the 'bedevilments' of personal relationships.
• 9:10 Discussion of Step 6 and the pursuit of progress over perfection.
• 11:00 The 'spiritual answer' to the grocery store checkout line frustration.
• 13:15 Raw account of his wife's terminal cancer and the physical toll of her final 15 months.
• 15:30 The realization that he has no luxury for bad days, only selfish days.
• 17:00 The story of Father Dan and the 'twinkly Irish eyes' that recognized the light in him.