A Shoulder to Cry On
September 2022
| Young & Sober
She’s eager to give back the love she got. But she’s not anyone’s Higher Power
Strong Voice of the Eagle
September 2022
| Young & Sober
I’ve been sober more than 30 years. It has been a great journey. Being in AA and being Anishinabe, I believe, go hand in hand, for my culture is very spiritual and giving.
The Way The Cookie Crumbles
September 2022
| Young & Sober
I went over to the vending machine. But out came oatmeal raisin cookies—not chocolate chip. Maybe God does watch my everyday activities.
Sometimes Quickly Sometimes Slowly
September 2022
| Young & Sober
With surrender and action, the Ninth Step Promises came true. But it’s a process, she says. You can’t just flip a switch
At Last No Longer Apart
November 1999
The author of "Stars Don't Fall" reported on the vital experience--some of it rough going--of the second half of her quarter century of sobriety. - From the November 1967 Grapevine
Sober for Thirty Years
November 1999
One of the earliest members of the first New York AA group; he was also its first "self-proclaimed atheist." - From the May 1968 Grapevine
After Twenty-nine Years
November 1999
The author's story "Women Suffer Too" was the first woman's story in the Big Book. - From the July 1968 Grapevine
Microbursts of Joy
November 1999
Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.
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