Join Joe McDonald as he reads from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, diving into the essential practice of owning our identity and behaviors in Steps 5, 6, & 7. Reflecting on the gap between how we behave and who we truly are, Joe encourages a deeper self-awareness and conscious decision-making in our recovery journey.

“I have got to do a better job of owning who I am and owning how I behave because how I behave isn’t who I am. I think it is, but it isn’t. How I behave is how you think I am. But it doesn’t tell you my intention at all many times. Does that make sense? So what I need to do is walk in identity more of the time so I can encourage you to walk in identity more of the time and hence the idea for a disciplined thought life and this manner of living we’re prepping for, yes? It should all be making sense. If it’s maki ...