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?”
Message Received
June 2015
It used to take many times to hear the truth, and now it usually takes once
Learning to Live
June 2015
How AA helped one long-time inmate stay sober in prison and chart a new path
A Closer Look at Myself
June 2015
He loved being everyone's judge, until he discovered a little thing called a character defect
Sign of the Times
June 2015
A group in Canada struggles with change after a new member raises an uncomfortable question
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