Enjoying the Mess
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
A grandmother expresses gratitude for the joy of sobriety, even when it’s time to clean up
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
Alcoholism At Large
October 2015
Praying for Coworkers
October 2015
He couldn’t stand those guys at the office, but he kept working on it—one prayer at a time
One Man's Trash
October 2015
Resentments & Doggie Bags
October 2015
Who Took My Wallet?
October 2015
Why would someone steal at her AA meeting? Especially when she was trying to be so nice
Sassy Pearls of Wisdom
October 2015
If minding one’s own business can work for the group, then it might work for her as well
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