The Gift of Receiving
March 2018
Faced with serious surgery and its aftermath, an AA learns that one must be willing to receive as well as to give
Step Twelve
March 2018
Seeking a way to stay in the present moment, rather than lamenting yesterday and fearing tomorrow, he discovers Step Twelve
They Can Recover
March 2018
Stigmatized by mental illness, he discovered in AA that the right doses of both medication and sobriety keep him leading a happy and productive life
Leaky thinking
January 2016
My wife couldn’t believe what had happened. Was I finally turning into the type of husband she always dreamed of?
The Floes of February
January 2016
In the chaos of grief and tragedy, he found himself with a bottle in his hand
Opening the Spiritual Door
January 2016
A member discusses how he came to believe after getting sober
One Sunday Afternoon
January 2016
We can't change the things that happen, we can only change how we respond to them
Promises and Principles
January 2016
After ten years in the program, she decided that AA worked for her too
Celebrating in China
January 2016
She didn’t understand Chinese, but she did understand the language of the heart
Where I'm Calling From
January 2016
Homeless and nearly broke, he stood on a New York City corner wondering where to turn
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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