The heart has is reason
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
From a secular childhood in Kansas to a sober life of spiritual awareness was not as far as it seemed
A Mom’s Return
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
Through living amends, a grateful sober mother comes full circle with the children she once abandoned for booze
Just in time
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
I felt goose bumps on my skin. I believe my Higher Power spoke to me that morning with that Grapevine magazine. God was telling me, “I’m here, man. I never left. I’ve been here all along.”
Living My Life
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Life’s challenges keep unfolding for this old-timer.
So does the help we get when we reach out
So does the help we get when we reach out
Someone Who Understood
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Hitting bottom would surely end his chance to adopt. Who on earth would let him raise their child now?
Collective Conscience
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
We cooperate to help the alcoholic. Our Twelve Concepts show us the way
My Oasıs
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
Except for an occasional scorpion or two, this wonderful desert meeting was her safe, sober home
An Easier Softer Cake
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
With just the right ingredients, one member’s recipe for sobriety cooked up a life-saving meal
Stealing pens
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
I feel a bit embarrassed that old behavior (snatching what I want) is still so close to the surface, even after a number of years in the program.
A Double life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
After decades of sobriety, she was now driving drunk and hiding bottles. The secrecy was killing her
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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