About to blow
July 2017
A newcomer learns to keep the lid on and share to release her crazy thoughts
Security check
July 2017
A call for help in a bar-filled airport brings a pleasant surprise and a safe flight home
No accident
July 2017
A harrowing moment on the highway and a surprising experience at work told her something was looking after her
My Real Third Step
July 2017
After years of unemployment, he faces the loss of his home—but turning his life over to a Higher Power meant finally turning his life around
Magic Words
July 2017
It was just a simple slogan taped to a coffee urn, but way back in 1973 it helped one beginner bet his life on AA
The Glass Palace
July 2017
God has his own way of distributing gifts to those who ask for them—this alcoholic did not know he was even in the queue until his Higher Power intervened
The Diagnosis
July 2017
For a decade after his diagnosis, his choice of medication was alcohol. Sobriety taught him a different way
Oliver the Cat
June 2015
Believing in a higher power didn't come naturally to her so she started with a familiar, friendly spirit
Finding a God of My Understanding
June 2015
In sobriety, she was able to separate spirituality from the religion of her childhood
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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