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Steps, Traditions & Concepts

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Experience, Strength and Hope

July 2018
He was such a nice guy—why did everyone abandon him? Maybe it was that bottle that contained self-pity as well as vodka

Father and Son

July 2018
Their sobriety date is six week apart. They’ve shared the same joy, pain and love as their lives opened up in sobriety

Speaking of humility

July 2018
What? After weeks of research and rehearsal for his big talk about Step Seven they chose a different speaker?

The big shot

July 2018
He got fired, his wife just had a baby and he was in big legal trouble. Boy, did he need a drink

All the proof I needed

September 2016

No way out

September 2016
He escaped a troubled childhood by joining the army. But he couldn’t escape the bottle

Listening for 50 years

September 2016
In 1965, an old-timer heard the bartender say last call. Five decades later, he’s still using his ears

Seemingly effortless

September 2016
Stranded on an island in Alaska, a member looks up, says a prayer and lets a little joy take flight

One Last Time

September 2016
The suit he bought in early sobriety has seen many occasions. This one is dear to his heart

What I Do Owe

September 2016
Abandoned by a skid row father, a son struggles to make amends to him

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