At Wit’s End
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
Confessions of a cookie longtimer
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
Out of all the service positions in which she got to serve, this one was by far the sweetest
Open Up!
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
What? No meeting today? He was new and now desperate—but he wasn’t alone
10 years of love
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
Sponsoring someone takes on a posturing of offering and accepting. How fortunate it is that AA gives us these relationships to ensure that we’re never alone.
Two Hands Reaching In
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
A member in prison shares gratitude for the love and guidance he gets from men going to any lengths on the outside
Invisible
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
With lots of careful planning, no one would notice her drinking. But then came the day everyone knew
No words needed
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
On the road to clean up the past with his sons, he recalls one night that especially stands out
Active duty
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
Returning home from war was tough, and getting sober and busy in AA was just the mission he needed
A Loving Guide
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
A lifelong atheist shares how he participates in his AA group’s decisions
My prayer was answered
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
I would say out loud in meetings that, “God let me down. I went to church and was praying to stop drinking and now I’m stuck here in AA.” Finally a guy cross-talked me.
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