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You Made My Day

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
An encounter by a lake under the warm Arizona sun gives a member a wonderful shot of gratitude

Ticket to Ride

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
Gin and tonic used to get her through the stress of an airport. But this time she just made a friend

God Grabbed My Heart

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
Hoping to feel better and get out of the early sobriety woods, a newcomer makes a surprising Twelfth Step call

Boys don’t cry

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
A trans member in Florida shares her personal journey of alcoholism and getting outside help

Healing Words

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
This nurse thought she was too smart for AA, but after reading the book she found her match

Best Insurance Ever

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
Working with a prisoner in a serious COVID lockdown delivered both of them tickets to some sanity and peace

It’s Never Too Late

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
At 92, he’s still working the program and helping others every chance he gets. Now that’s happy, joyous and free

Wherever I go

June 2018
With a job that keeps her on the road, she comes up with a plan to keep AA No. 1 in her life

Seven nights a week

June 2018
How a small group of AAs kept carrying the message until even holidays were covered

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