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?
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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