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Choosing Happiness

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities

By: Jane D. | Nashville, Tenn.

A letter to a sponsee reveals a blueprint for sobriety

Thanks, G.U.S.

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities

By: Robin F. | Prince George, British Columbia

How a construction worker led him to his new best friend, someone who’d never let him down

A word from my sponsor

December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities

By: Betty L. | Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Finding the Very Best Sponsor in AA

October 2008

By: Patrick C. | Oakland, California

The 'perfect sponsor' was not what he expected

My Sponsor Took It Easy

July 1973

By: C. B. | Waldport, Oregon

He was there, and he waited for understanding to come

My Two Sponsors

July 1973

By: Lu S. | Fort Worth, Texas

One was tough and one was patient; each had something to offer

My Good Sponsor

July 1973

By: Joe H. | Rocky Hill, Connecticut

A good sponsor is one who believes you can make it some day

Listen, Sponsor. . .

July 1973

By: E. S. | Brooklyn, New York

This sponsor had to learn from his newcomer

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Choosing Happiness

Thanks, G.U.S.

A word from my sponsor

Finding the Very Best Sponsor in AA

My Sponsor Took It Easy

My Two Sponsors

My Good Sponsor

Listen, Sponsor. . .

My Sponsor Took It Easy

My Two Sponsors

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