Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, exploring the transformative journey of recovery and the concept of new beginnings. Joe reflects on the fears of repeating past mistakes and the power of becoming a new creation through the 12-step process.

“So they’re talking about my past life. I’ve tried to do things, I got to a certain level, I burned it down with my addiction. Well, if I try that again… Well, let me tell you something. You encounter this power, you embark on this manner of living, you are a new creation. Whatever happened before isn’t necessarily happening again. And if it does, it’s for purpose. Sometimes we think we’re ready. I came in homeless. Homeless. No home. I wasn’t raised to be that. It didn’t come naturally to me. And things didn’t get good for a long time thereafter.”

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