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Feeling Safe to Share

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
Doing the Steps, learning to set boundaries and working with others helped her connect with life again

Remembering to Welcome All

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
The Steps help him look at his painful past and amend the way he treats others

Loving Myself

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
A lesbian member shares about acceptance, tolerance, relationships, God and staying sober in AA since 1979

Sentenced: A Good Life

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
An old-timer remembers the judge in the 1960s who sent him to Ed, who cracked open the gate to freedom

At the Fish Fry

March 2014
While looking for a grand spiritual experience, he came to see that his awakening was the result of many moments along the way

A Place in the World

March 2014
Living in a predominately white country overseas, an African American man discovers that he can feel at home in an AA meeting anywhere

Shoveling the Snow

March 2014
A woman comes to understand the Fourth Step through winter's responsibilities

A Willing Woman

March 2014
It was willingness that helped her find purpose in life

Keeper of Secrets

March 2014
A fear of being honest was a stumbling block to getting sober

Living Big

March 2014
An AA shares his thoughts on sobriety after going to a local Round-up

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