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?”
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
It Works at Work
November 2015
Angry and resentful at her coworkers, she stepped on toes and they retaliated. What was she to do? AA had the answer
Stronger & Brighter
November 2015
Meditation and prayer has kept him connected and become an essential light in his life
Middle of the Herd
November 2015
On a remote Alaska road, he got a big scare that turned out to be HP’s Thanksgiving gift
Driving & Crying
November 2015
A share overwhelms a newcomer’s heart and puts her on the main road to Step Two
Alcoholism At Large
November 2015
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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