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Bringing meetings to women at a local jail has given new meaning to her sobriety

He’s at the turning point. Can he give up the idea that he can run his life the way he always has before

A member tries a unique plan to find some gratitude that’s as simple as one...two...three

After 44 years of sobriety, he’s convinced this serenity business isn’t half bad

That man’s share changed my sobriety that day. I stopped wanting fairness; I now wanted mercy, for myself and everyone else.

Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.

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When he gets a Twelfth Step call, he doesn’t question it, he just goes