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Oct 12, 2025 45 min

#87 A Design for Living - Part 1

from The Gathering With Roger B. Hosted by Roger B.

Send us Fan Mail This part 1 of a series of 3 Everyone has a design for living or plan if you will. So there is a fundamental question as I struggle with life and my circumstances, what is my response? Try harder, double down. Or consider my plan has failed me. How do I assess that and where do I go from here? The collapse of my self-reliance turns out to be a break through to a new Life! Uncover- Discover, Discard Support the show 1st & 3rd Wed, 7pm CST ID 728-200-4166 PW 513915 More cd's, flashdrives and downloads are available at WWW.GSTL.ECWID.COM 501c3 non profit. We are a community in our 21st year. If you are inclined to help please click the link to help support our outreach. We are over 12,000 DOWNLOADS,in 917 cities and 58 countries. PLEASE COME JOIN US! YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL TO THIS MISSION, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THAT SUPPORT!

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#87 A Design for Living - Part 1

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Chapters

  1. 0:00 Design For Living And The Beast
  2. 2:20 Family System And Al‑Anon Shifts
  3. 6:00 External Goals And The God‑Sized Hole
  4. 11:00 First Highs, Persona, And Consequences
  5. 15:45 Denial, Victimhood, And Escalation
  6. 19:20 Doctor’s Warning And Hitting Bottom
  7. 23:00 Stealing The Big Book And Resisting
  8. 26:00 Detox, Surrender, And Early Meetings
  9. 30:00 Powerlessness, Mindset Change, And Love With Teeth
  10. 44:59 Bottom Named, Handing Off To Carl

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