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Should we say it?

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
A member who loves the Lord’s Prayer wonders if AA is the place to use it

Right in front of me

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
Broken hand, no phone, locked out of his van and running late. Perfect time to do the Third Step Prayer

The boss

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
The God he was raised with years ago is not the one he talks to now

Suit-Up and Show-Up!

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
Just “not drinking” turns this AA into a dry drunk. It takes the Steps and Service to bring him back to life

Is Adversity Getting to You? Try Rule #62!

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
A simple rule changed her mantra from “Why Me?” to “Why Not Me?”

A New—But the Same—Addiction

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
He was a garden variety alcoholic, not a drug addict. Or so he thought

Being There

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
She was there for her husband during a near-fatal illness—and the program was there for her

Making It Work

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
Maintaining a fit spiritual condition helped her focus on herself when her marriage was falling apart. It also helped the marriage, as it turns out

Advanced Sobriety 101

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
His pain was like a compass, pointing due north to the healing work that needed to be done

Getting Involved In General Service

March 2019 | What’s On Your Mind?
She learned through service that when you step outside your comfort zone, magical things can happen

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