The heart has is reason
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
From a secular childhood in Kansas to a sober life of spiritual awareness was not as far as it seemed
Room in My Heart
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Today I decided to write out my thoughts and share them with someone I have learned to trust. That’s how we build bridges of trust and understanding.
Living My Life
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Life’s challenges keep unfolding for this old-timer.
So does the help we get when we reach out
So does the help we get when we reach out
An Easier Softer Cake
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
With just the right ingredients, one member’s recipe for sobriety cooked up a life-saving meal
Stealing pens
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
I feel a bit embarrassed that old behavior (snatching what I want) is still so close to the surface, even after a number of years in the program.
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
Dear Grapevine
April 2020
| Home Group
In Shambles
April 2020
| Home Group
At four months sober, she had no money—not even for toilet paper. Thankfully, she had a sponsor
Trying to Be Ungrateful
March 2020
| Puzzled
A member tries a unique plan to find some gratitude that’s as simple as one...two...three
My Monkey Mind
March 2020
| Puzzled
How right action stops his negative thinking and keeps him from swinging from the same old tree
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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