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Life Moves Along

January 2024 | Emotional Sobriety
We can never step in the same stream twice, she says after 53 years of sobriety. It’s amazing how each day unfolds

Any way you slice it

January 2024 | Emotional Sobriety

The One-Minute Solution

November 2023 | Gratitude
Through mountains of snow and clothes, a dad discovers a secret to gratitude on a trip to help his daughter come home for the holidays

Trick or Treat

October 2023 | Mid-Sobriety Challenges
Thanks to AA, a mom learns to laugh and let go so the future is no longer spooky

No One Will Know

October 2022 | Relapse
While working on a construction site with some AA buddies, he had a close call he won’t soon forget

Filling Up

June 2022 | Stories by Longtimers!
I was really steaming when I turned the car off and started to fill up my tank. Just then, I heard a lady on the other side of the pump ask me if I could help her.

New & Improved

March 2022 | Emotional Sobriety
“Broken washer?” I would have wailed“Why me?” Then I would have had two beers, then two more since it was such a hard day. Actually, I would not have installed anything.

Lucky Break

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to her mother’s love and alcoholic journey, she knew what to do and where to go

Enjoying the Mess

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
A grandmother expresses gratitude for the joy of sobriety, even when it’s time to clean up

The bright side

May 2019 | Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
She no longer escapes in dark, dingy bars. She’s found her place in the sun

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