“Don’t Change Anything Your First Year In AA”
June 2017
Instead of making the wrong changes, he took the Steps he needed to make the ones that have kept him sober for more than 30 years
The Solitary
June 2017
All his drinking buddies had died or drifted away, and he was left sipping pint bottles in secret in his car. But then AA brought him a new and better way of life
Finding Sobriety Through Quantum Physics
June 2017
For this young student newly arriving in AA, restoring his life to sanity found a parallel in the dizzying movements of subatomic particles
The Forever Loop
June 2017
Trapped in an endless nightmare of drinking, blackouts, and hospital stays, he met a nurse who showed him there was only one real way to break the cycle
The Walls
June 2017
He built a wall so high others couldn’t get in and he couldn’t get out. Then AA entered his life and he understood he wasn’t alone, after all
Under the Renoir
February 2015
Sometimes it takes a sponsor to encourage us to paint our own masterpiece.
What's a DCM?
February 2015
Learning the ropes from a service sponsor has made her a more grateful AA.
A Sponsor’s View
February 2015
When Jay removed his glasses, the Big Book came alive-yes, even the pages with Roman numerals.
90 days of June
February 2015
One summer, a woman with a few years sober decided to kick her program into high gear.
All this and fly-fishing
February 2015
His sponsor guided him through his most turbulent times and taught him to enjoy calm waters.
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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