Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Allen Berger & Thom Rutledge
Positive Opportunism & Benevolent Manipulation
37 minutes Posted Jul 6, 2026 at 2:08 am.
Alan Berger on Getting Back to the Future
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
Don't Say AA '
Thomas Had Enough of the False Self
Living With Your Value System
In the Simpsons Episode 8,
Happy Hour: Positive Opportunism and Emotional Sobriety
How to Control Your Thoughts
Positive Opportunism in Life
Alan on Bad Mouth and AA
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Thom’s Nutshell:
Look for the benefit in all situations - practice positive opportunism.
In another passage from Joe C.’s Beyond Belief, Allen ties our daily reflection to Emotional Sobriety and the importance of dislodging our false self in pursuit of an emboldened authentic one.
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