Filling Up
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
I was really steaming when I turned the car off and started to fill up my tank. Just then, I heard a lady on the other side of the pump ask me if I could help her.
Living in a human world
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
When loss and grief come, we pray and reach out for help. The beauty happens when we share it with others
Starting my day over
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
A mom in California writes about fellowship, grief, kindness, humor and being present
A Different Perspectıve
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
Once she got a service sponsor general service became her passion, and a whole new world opened up
AA will catch us
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
As she swings through AA life, she knows it’s OK to take chances because the Concepts help form a safety net
Staying in my Lane
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
If I’m a sober woman of any worth at all, then I’m required by all the gifts God has given me to repair whatever small tear I can in the universe.
Forgive Quickly Laugh Easily
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
A mom shares how she found purpose in a place where her heart feels at home
Getting back out
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
After two years of COVID, a member wonders what the new normal will look like and what challenges lie ahead
In the right place
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Why should he put the cart back where it belongs? It’s raining and no one will notice
Shifting Focus
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
My wife and I have done some really fine things in improving our relationship in the past few years. And a love I’ve never experienced before has blossomed as a result.
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