Staying in my Lane
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
If I’m a sober woman of any worth at all, then I’m required by all the gifts God has given me to repair whatever small tear I can in the universe.
Letting go
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away
Dear Grapevine
April 2020
| Home Group
Lucky Me
March 2020
| Puzzled
That man’s share changed my sobriety that day. I stopped wanting fairness; I now wanted mercy, for myself and everyone else.
To remember without anger
August 2019
| African-American Alcoholics in AA
The program helped him find compassion, love and a new definition of forgiveness
Workaholic
October 2018
This sober businesswoman’s career really took off, but her program ran out of steam
Coming Home
October 2017
The death of a fellow veteran reminds one member of how AA helps combat his loneliness
Willpower vs. Willingness
May 2017
Coming into AA, his willpower was weak, but his willingness strong; it made all the difference in the world in getting him sober
Turning Points
February 2016
A sober mom recalls how her most painful experience turned into a source of hope for others
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