Welcome back as we delve into the shared human experiences that bind us together in our journey towards recovery. In this session, we explore the dual nature of our traits—kindness, tolerance, and patience, but also moments of meanness, ego, selfishness, and dishonesty. These characteristics are universally human, and acknowledging them is crucial in empowering the inherent goodness within each of us. Through the analogy of an actor trying to control a play, the authors of Alcoholics Anonymous vividly illustrate our struggles for control and the inevitable frustrations that arise when life doesn’t conform to our plans. This video encourages you to examine deep questions about your motives and behaviors, helping to uncover the underlying fears and delusions that drive us. As we take inventory of our lives, we learn to utilize our experiences for h ...