The need to identify
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
A non-binary member shares some thoughts about fitting in, feeling safe, sponsorship and unity
Fear not
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
It's hard for me to recognize fear right when it arises, but I have a loving God who reminds me that even dumping a bunch of fears in inventory form is progress.
Writing through the fear
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
After a panicked exit from a Grapevine workshop, she pulled out some paper and went to work. Spot-check inventory to the rescue!
A Different Shade
March 2015
Once her sponsor showed her how to put down the broad brush, things brightened up
After the Blizzard
March 2015
After a tragic childhood and years of drinking, she found AA and came in from the cold
This Fabulously Messy Sober Ball
March 2015
There's nothing like illness, surgery and family matters to remind us to embrace Step Three
Ready to Bolt
March 2015
In a chair by the door he waited for the first mention of God. Then Tradition Three came to his rescue
Lean Into It
March 2015
A leap in the deep end and some AA tools helped her get past her lifelong fears
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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