Join Joe McDonald as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this session, Joe discusses the mindset of preparing for what lies ahead in recovery through Steps 5, 6, and 7. Rather than condemning or resisting challenges, he encourages us to embrace them as part of the growth process. Drawing on a passage from Ecclesiastes, Joe highlights the futility of attaching happiness and purpose to material things, a lesson learned by one of the wisest and wealthiest men in history. Instead, true joy and purpose come from within, and the spiritual development we undergo in recovery prepares us for the path ahead.

In both AA and the Interactive Step Experience (ISE), this idea of shifting focus from external circumstances to internal  ...