Time to check out
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
“It’s progress, not perfection.” If you see me “in action” at a grocery store, please, I beg you, don’t tell my sponsor how I acted.
Our Daily Bread
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
A newly sober nun makes a big decision that straps her financially, while keeping the faith that things will work out
Let’s make a deal
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
He was just getting sober and back on his feet—and now this? How would he ever pay this huge bill?
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?”
Freedom to Be
February 2000
Emotional Growth
March 1974
It can be a sign of progress when old-timers practice the AA principles in the wider world outside
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