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?”
Out of bounds
January 2011
Imprisoned for a violent crime, a tirade on a handball court changes his life
Okay, I'm Sober--Now What?
October 1982
Before I had any time to start yawning in boredom, something new was always placed in my path
Can AA Be a Cop-out?
October 1982
Turn it over" and "I am responsible" are two sides of the same coin in sobriety
I'm Free From Me
October 1982
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