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Starting my day over

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
A mom in California writes about fellowship, grief, kindness, humor and being present

Lesson Learned

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
On a sober career path across the world, a teacher asks for help and gets it

Misty’s last night out

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
A Chelsea Hotel survivor tells how the 80s party life nearly killed her. Then one day she met this girl named Cathy

How sweet the sound

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
Peter set out on a search for Dr. Bob’s house. Amazed, he ascended the stairs of the house up to the porch where he cried uncontrollably.

A brand new memorial day

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
Once a holiday of lying, hiding and heavy drinking, it’s now a weekend he cherishes

Light in the Darkness

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
I was reading it aloud to the girls, and I got emotional. This surprised me because that hadn’t happened the first time I read it alone.

Stranded

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
Caught in a snow storm, a desperate sober mom uses everything AA taught her to get her family to safety

A Different Perspectıve

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
Once she got a service sponsor general service became her passion, and a whole new world opened up

AA will catch us

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
As she swings through AA life, she knows it’s OK to take chances because the Concepts help form a safety net

Shy?

April 1976
Why do we worry too much about what others may think of us?

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