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Always Hope

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
An oldtimer shares some things he’s learned to keep his head above water on the long, sober swim

Set free

May 2023 | Home Group
Something big changed in him sitting in Eric’s car that afternoon. And it’s a gift he gets to pass on to others

Family Secret

April 2023 | AA & Families
After years of drinking and pain, sobriety prepared a mother for a wonderful unexpected reunion

Something had changed

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
I felt amazing. I went for a long walk on the sea wall in Vancouver, skipping over park benches and talking continuously with my Higher Power.

At Peace with the World

August 2021 | Seniors in AA
Just when he needed to dive back in the program and help someone, he met an old boxer named Jake

Sharing Everything

May 2021 | Our Twelve Steps
Who knew he’d have a spiritual experience telling his secrets one morning to
a man he barely knew?

Keys, Title & a Hug

May 2021 | Our Twelve Steps
After hitting a sober bottom, a newcomer gets busy doing the Steps with his sponsor and things start looking up

Time to Pray

April 2021 | Fun in Sobriety
How a powerless moment in a forest one day helped define his instinct for prayer

No Longer Alone

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
With a sponsor’s tough love and unconditional acceptance, he finished his Fifth Step and got back into life

People like me

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA
A delegate shares her story and stresses the importance of reaching out to the African-American alcoholic

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