Keeping a lid on it
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
My sponsor got a chuckle out of my first reaction to the over-stuffed garbage can. I was once again reminded that if I learn to laugh at myself, I can have a lifetime of entertainment.
Leaning In
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
After devastating news, he dives into the program, walks through the fear and holds onto faith
Paving the way
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
If someone hadn’t listed our meetings or delivered the pamphlets, how would we have known where to find help?
What matters most
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
Sometimes the results of our efforts to make amends take years. Sometimes they come after a lot of painful rejection. God’s timing is often mysterious, but it’s perfect.
A tough amend
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
How would he ever make amends to the man he had knifed in the back? In AA, we find a way
Dear Grapevine
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
Note the time
January 2018
| Sponsorship
A member encounters a tricky situation while doing prison service.
Color my world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
How cobalt blue and fire engine red helped brighten her way through early sobriety
Norm’s world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
He still loves to go there, but thanks to AA, his stays are a whole lot shorter
Bigger than me
January 2018
| Sponsorship
Some alcoholics in Illinois roll up their sleeves and rocket a Big Book conference into the fourth dimension
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