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December 2023

Remote Communities and sober holidays

This month’s feature section is “Remote Communities and Sober Holiday Stories.” Members share hopeful stories about alcoholics having trouble reaching AA and the people who do Remote Community service. Plus some wonderful sober holiday stories!

Grapevine Daily Quote December 9

“Happiness is a by-product – the extra dividend of giving without any demand for a return.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958, “The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety”, The Language of the Heart

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The perfect night

When friends asked what I was doing for Christmas Eve 2019, I smiled and said, “Going to jail.” A friend and I were taking an AA meeting to incarcerated fellows at our local county jail

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Hurricane season

It’s hard to believe Memorial Day recently passed without incident for me.

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Mom’s Holiday Gift

It was getting close to Christmastime, and I was looking forward to celebrating my second sober Christmas in a row, thanks to God and AA.

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Miracles Do Happen

I grew up on a poultry farm in Connecticut. I was 14 years old when I started drinking and I was a blackout drinker right from the start. Alcohol provided me an escape from reality.

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Window of Opportunity

I hadn’t been sober very long. In fact, I was going to pick up my first six-month chip with my sponsor at our regular Monday Night Stag Meeting.

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Picture Perfect

Every new day, I know I don’t have to drink.

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Grapevine Daily Quote December 9

“Happiness is a by-product – the extra dividend of giving without any demand for a return.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958, “The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety”, The Language of the Heart

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