Enjoying the Mess
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
A grandmother expresses gratitude for the joy of sobriety, even when it’s time to clean up
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
Going Down
June 2016
He was escorted to the elevators the day he was fired. Then booze escorted him to AA
Back to Court
June 2016
The last time she was here, she had broken teeth, two broken ribs and an eye swollen shut
Keep On Playing
June 2016
Finding Turtles
February 2014
Like the treasures of the sea, happiness comes when he’s not busy looking for it
Paradise Found
February 2014
A long-time member finally finds contentment in himself—not somewhere on a map
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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