October 1 – Staying Spiritually Awake

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 21m · transcript

Bill calls it an infinity loop, the daily rinse and repeat of Steps Ten and Eleven, and spends real time walking the actual mechanics rather than just naming them. Morning starts on his knees, direct my thinking, divorce me from self-pity and self-seeking motives, before coffee, before anything else. When agitation shows up during the day, the spot check inventory follows in order: ask God at once to remove it, talk it over with someone, make amends quickly if one is owed, then turn attention to somebody he can help, even something as small as returning a stray grocery cart or complimenting a…