Discussion Topic
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Staying sober during the holidays
Start with a Prayer
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With love and lots of determination, a member tries to carry the AA message to a remote community in New Mexico
Far from Home
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
A newcomer’s move to the other side of the world forces her to dive deep and search for every tool she can to stay sober
Operation Desert Love
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Within two weeks I was receiving 20 to 50 letters every night. One letter was even written in Spanish!
Closer Than You Think
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Service led her to online meetings, where she now gets to help others who can’t reach us
Words Matter
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Some transgender alcoholics have met with resistance when they come into AA seeking our help. Here we can practice Traditions Three and Five.
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
The Desperate Wife
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
I received a call that really brought me down to earth. It was a call from a wife on behalf of her husband, who was a serious drinker.
Watch Your Aim!
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
After a meeting takes a wrong turn, a member has a few thoughts about “principles before personalities”
Up From Coal Country
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Quarterback, student, military dropout, bellhop. He kept digging his way to the bottle
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.