Put me to Work
October 2022
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When you show up at a district meeting looking for a job, it doesn’t take long before you get one
Making the call
October 2022
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She used to reach for a drink; now she grabs the phone. It’s a simple action that saves lives
Glad I Made It
October 2022
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She was going to Al-Anon for everyone else. Now it was time to look at herself
The Day I Unmuted
October 2022
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Every day she kept logging in—often drunk. Then finally she spoke up and said those magic words
Dear Grapevine
October 2022
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Getting connected
December 2021
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Helping members plug in remotely during COVID-19 gave her valuable lessons she’ll never forget
Harley Mike, Angry Mike & young Andy
December 2021
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The more he did it, the more he learned that reaching out was the deal. Soon a wonderful band of AA “misfits” appeared
When duty calls
December 2021
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I pulled over and ran to where he was. Multiple people had their cell phones out. At that moment the “injured” man sat straight up. Thank God, I thought, he’s alive.
In all our affairs
December 2021
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A month later I was in a prostate cancer survivor group. It became clear to me that by using what I learned in my AA program, I was able to help other cancer patients as well as myself.
My one wish
December 2021
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I thought, But for the grace of God I get to be here. When I left the jail, I sat in my car and cried tears of joy and thanked God that I had been given a heart that could love like this.
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