Sobriety on Ice
December 2022
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Each year in Vermont, AA members get out their hockey sticks for a weekend of food, fun and fellowship
Message from Below
December 2022
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A stranger in a jail cell hands her an opportunity to change her life
Fellows of Winter
December 2022
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A “snowbird” couple get to enjoy their AA friends in St. Augustine, whether they fly down there or not
Trust
December 2022
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As an active alcoholic, I had been unable to quit drinking for years and years. I tried over and over, but could not find a way to free myself. I was like the frenzied wren.
Prickly Worker
December 2022
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Over decades of sobriety, his work life became a great place to grow and apply the principles of the program
First Names Only
December 2022
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What helped was the people I met there: a TV actor, doctors, politicians, even schoolteachers! If they could take a chance, why couldn’t I?
Anonymity Break!
December 2022
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Revealing our membership is a very personal matter. But one AA recalls an unintentional slip that became a beautiful thing
My 1 year gift
December 2022
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The phone rang. It was a nurse. She asked if we could come down to talk to a man in the ER. Roy said, “You answered the phone, so it’s your Twelfth Step call.”
Planting Seeds in Kenya
December 2022
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Sobriety reignited his love of farming, but a prayer led him on a journey that enhanced his sense of service forever
¡Bienvenidos a AA! / Welcome to AA!
December 2022
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The closest Spanish-language meeting was almost 90 minutes from our town. That meant a person was on the road for three hours. That simply wasn’t acceptable
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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