Following Directions
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Lost after a swimming trip in the Connecticut woods, an AA couple gets a pleasant surprise
Sharing my truth
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Being honest about her mental illness in sobriety gives others hope and lets them know they’re not alone
To Love a Dad
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
A newcomer heads to North Carolina to make amends to his father. Good thing he took his sponsor’s suggestion and prayed
Room to Grieve
May 2023
| Home Group
Losing a struggling AA friend can be devastating. One member thinks we don’t discuss this enough
Huge Amounts of Love
May 2023
| Home Group
The gifts of kindness and patience that go into sponsoring come back in ways we can’t imagine
Lost & Found in Central America
May 2023
| Home Group
While at sea, he acts as if every meeting is his home group. But the one near the equator he’ll never forget
Friends Wherever I Go
May 2023
| Home Group
Whether in Paris, Kansas City, Egypt or Iceland, he stays connected to the language of the heart
My friend in Valencia
April 2023
| AA & Families
Like me, he didn’t speak much Spanish. He needed someone to talk to. Over time, it became apparent we were helping each other stay sober.
Laundry day
April 2023
| AA & Families
When he got out of the detox program, he began going to AA meetings. He soon began to smile more and return to the son I knew. I wanted desperately to stop drinking myself.
Sober at 75
March 2023
| Get Into Service
It took a while for alcohol to catch up to him and even longer for him to admit it. But oh, life is so much better now
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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