Steps 10 and 11 – Sandy B. – State Line Retreat – Primm, NV – 2006 — Sandy F.

About This Speaker Tape

Sandy B. traces the shift in perspective from the material world to the spiritual. The core message is that recovery isn't about accumulating knowledge, but about 'unlearning'—discarding old ideas.

She frames the entire process as dismantling a secondary play, the story the ego writes. The ultimate goal, she argues, is not just sobriety, but achieving a spiritual awakening, which is the necessary energy to carry the message forward. This is achieved by focusing on the 'now'—the moment—and learning to forgive oneself, even over small things like eating extra cake, because the ego thrives on separation and story-making.

Topics

Timestamps

• 0:00 Introduction and setting the stage for a talk on perspective change.
• 0:35 Discussion on 'truth,' stating, 'There's no such thing as truth.'
• 1:45 Discussion on 'unlearning' rather than learning; referencing Chuck's advice: 'uncover, discover, discard.'
• 3:10 Focus on the origin of service, linking it to Bill Wilson's spiritual awakening.
• 6:15 Detailed analogy comparing the ego to an actor in a play, where the self creates the story.
• 10:00 Discussion of the 10th Step, focusing on returning to the 'now' and the power of the moment.
• 12:45 Comparing the ego's 'ego prayer' to the true spiritual path, highlighting the danger of taking credit for sobriety.
• 16:30 The analogy of the radio beam, where constant correction back to the 'beam' (Higher Power's will) is necessary for navigation.