Aloha, Long-Timer!
February 2017
Separated by nearly half a century of sobriety time, one woman thanks another for her powerful message of inspiration and hope
Last Day, First Week, And One Year Later
February 2017
The day she took her last drink was like any other day in a chain of drinking days—but the next day, and the next and the next, were very different
Tom
February 2017
A message of gratitude to the selfless friend who made sure he got to treatment and started him on his way to a quarter-century of sobriety.
Smoke Shop
January 2017
Her first sober job was in a place where they sold cigarettes and paraphernalia, yet she was grateful for the daily reminder of the lonely life she had left behind
Sailing To Sobriety
January 2017
She’s new in AA, but a veteran sailor, and when she finds herself losing her program, she remembers life lessons the wind and sea have taught her
The Day The Obsession Lifted
January 2017
After numerous relapses, a newcomer desperate for a drink allows someone else to take the wheel—and sees a glimmer of hope on the road ahead
A Family Like No Other
January 2017
Sober for the first time at 61, this woman offers a prayer of gratitude for the welcoming family she found in the AA rooms
Under-Slept, Over-Served
January 2017
He got drunk and missed a crucial career meeting—but found that his Higher Power had an even bigger job in store for him.
My First AA Experience
January 2017
She attended her first meeting drunk and the hand of AA did not reach out to her. Sober ten years later, she remembers with resentment—and forgivness.
Better Late Than Never?
January 2017
It isn’t your age that counts when you come into the program, it’s your willingness, as one older newcomer discovers
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