Dear Grapevine
April 2020
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Steer Into It
April 2020
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When you hit an icy patch in recovery, easy does it. Don’t end up in a ditch
A prayer for mom
April 2020
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This time, praying for my mother was different. She was dying. So I thought about what I would want if I were in her place. This is when AA really stepped in.
Halting Words
April 2020
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Who knows when contact with something bigger will come? For one man, it was in his morning AA circle
Passing Over the wine
April 2020
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No more frontloading, showing off and drama. He now celebrates his freedom with grape juice
A More Likable Me
April 2020
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After years of anger and self-pity fueled by liquor, he used the tools of AA to become a kind, loving dad
Back In Court
April 2020
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She started calling out names. I waited and waited and soon I was the only person left. “Mr. F,” the judge said, looking right at me. “I won’t be putting you in jail today.”
In Shambles
April 2020
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At four months sober, she had no money—not even for toilet paper. Thankfully, she had a sponsor
Forgiveness Set Me Free
April 2020
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My hatred for this man was festering in my soul. I sat there in court praying that he’d get a life sentence. Then he got up and spoke.
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