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?”
The Invisible Threshold
July 2015
She thought if she told the truth in the rooms, she would be cast out, shunned and unloved. It turned out the opposite was true
The Ex-Mother-In-Law
July 2015
In her mind, she needed to punish the awful woman who took her kids, but her Higher Power had a better idea
Removing the Muck
July 2015
The River's Flow
July 2015
After diving back into the program, a member with 27 years returns to a familiar wooded spot and learns a beautiful lesson
Alcoholism At Large
July 2015
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
October 1982
Control? 'An Abominable Failure'
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
October 1982
The Economics of Sobriety
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