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God shot at Gate 1

October 2023 | Mid-Sobriety Challenges
How on earth did he end up in an airport bar when he was just trying to get home from rehab?

A Fresh Perspective

October 2023 | Mid-Sobriety Challenges
Totally overwhelmed at work at 12 years sober, he found the path to peace just down the road

When Life Happens

October 2023 | Mid-Sobriety Challenges
She was working the program, giving back and loving sobriety. Then one day the phone rang

A Job Well Done

October 2023 | Mid-Sobriety Challenges
A determined newcomer shares his amusing journey of getting sober through service

A Cold December Night

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Watching two AA guys on a Twelfth Step call was a Christmas Eve gift he’ll never forget

Start with a Prayer

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With love and lots of determination, a member tries to carry the AA message to a remote community in New Mexico

Words Matter

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Some transgender alcoholics have met with resistance when they come into AA seeking our help. Here we can practice Traditions Three and Five.

I Cried as Much as He Did

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back

Watch Your Aim!

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
After a meeting takes a wrong turn, a member has a few thoughts about “principles before personalities”

Time To Shake Some Hands

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
One member says that when the treatment vans pull up, we have some work to do

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