Our Own Conception
Magazine Issue
March 2020
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Topics
AA Around the World
Spirituality
Old-timer? Nah!
March 2020
| Puzzled
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.
You’ll Never Be Alone
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Getting sober after a stormy drinking career, he discovered the power of unconditional love
The Privilege and Honor of Service
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
She’d never been to jail, so how could she possibly identify with the incarcerated women she brought meetings to?
The Sand Dollar
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Higher Powers often have interesting ways of revealing themselves, as this young alcoholic discovered one day at the beach
When the Chickens Came Home to Roost… and Got Drunk
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
She was doing everything perfectly in AA, or so she thought, until a relapse caught her by surprise
Write Your Sobriety Date in Pencil
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Changing her sobriety date after a relapse, a woman discovers genuine humility
Fear into Faith
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Escaping a life tormented by fear to find an existence transcended by faith
Practicing Principles
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Pausing, praying, talking—a time-honored way to overcome anger, fear and resentment
A Better Chance At A Better Choice
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
Looking into mirror of her past life helped her find the start of sobriety—and sufferings’ end
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