Miracles Do Happen
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
A drunken night haunted this longtimer for years, but one day she got a call that brought unexpected joy
Making the day count
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
When times get tough, he uses the tools he’s learned to find gratitude, share and help others
Cold Land Warm Hearts
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
How would they find alcoholics to help in a small, remote Arctic town? One guy had a terrific solution
Hurricane season
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Once a drunken storm of bad behavior and unrealistic expectations, her holidays are now filled with love
Letter from the Editor
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
It’s my choice
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
I understand and appreciate that AA is not about religion. It’s about sobriety. My choice of a Higher Power is up to me, not AA or its members.
The payoff is Peace
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
After a phenomenal amount of pain, he came to believe and a little darkness lifted off his soul
Time To Fill Up
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Far from home and feeling low on serenity, he said a little prayer and just followed the signs
Calvin’s Prayer
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
I heard two things that night: “Come back” and “Pray, if you can.” I knew I was in a fix. But desperation led me to say this prayer anyway.
Looking for Loopholes
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Young and full of rage, she tried her best to get kicked out of AA. Problem was, people just kept loving her
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