EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 47 MIN
Where There’s Love, There’s Service - AA Speaker - Tom F.
from Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast · host Sober Sunrise
Tom says AA service gets dangerous when alcoholics trade the fire line for paperwork and forget the one job that saves lives. ☀️ Sober Sunrise Episode Archive More AA speaker tapes and recovery stories: https://sober-sunrise.com/episodes 🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Shirts, mugs, and recovery-inspired gear: https://sober-sunrise.com/merch 🌴 Sober Sunrise Newsletter Weekly AA speaker picks, recovery reflections, and updates: https://sober-sunrise.com/newsletter Tom takes on the topic of love and service with the kind of blunt AA humor that makes the room laugh before the point lands. He argues that Alcoholics Anonymous has one primary service: one alcoholic working with another alcoholic so the newcomer can become willing to take the steps. From weak sponsorship and dull service meetings to gratitude without action and love that requires showing up when it costs something, Tom keeps dragging the talk back to the trenches. His message is simple: service is not status, busyness, or committee language. It is carrying the message, helping the lost person after the meeting, and staying close enough to the newcomer to remember what AA is for. Tom F. from Glenn Bernie, MA speaking on the topic of "Love and Service" Music: Deep by KaizanBlu
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Tom says AA service gets dangerous when alcoholics trade the fire line for paperwork and forget the one job that saves lives. ☀️ Sober Sunrise Episode ArchiveMore AA speaker tapes and recovery stories:https://sober-sunrise.com/episodes 🧡 Sober Sunrise MerchShirts, mugs, and recovery-inspired gear:https://sober-sunrise.com/merch 🌴 Sober Sunrise NewsletterWeekly AA speaker picks, recovery reflections, and updates:https://sober-sunrise.com/newsletter Tom takes on the topic of love and service with the kind of blunt AA humor that makes the room laugh before the point lands. He argues that Alcoholics Anonymous has one primary service: one alcoholic working with another alcoholic so the newcomer can become willing to take the steps. From weak sponsorship and dull service meetings to gratitude without action and love that requires showing up when it costs something, Tom keeps dragging the talk back to the trenches. His message is simple: service is not status, busyness, or committee language. It is carrying the message, helping the lost person after the meeting, and staying close enough to the newcomer to remember what AA is for. Tom F. from Glenn Bernie, MA speaking on the topic of "Love and Service"Music: Deep by KaizanBlu
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