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Doing just fine

January 2024 | Emotional Sobriety
As the battering rams pummel his little slice of the world, he’ll be OK today because he’s sober

Doing just fine

Magazine Issue January 2024 | Topics Emotional Sobriety Finances/Money Grapevine Literature

Money is a Tool

November 2020 | Our Twelve Traditions
Just to spite them all, I abstained from putting my dollar in that basket. This did not change anyone’s response. I began to see there was something more to their concern.

Money is a Tool

Magazine Issue November 2020 | Topics Finances/Money

I contribute

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
How many of us before coming into AA were always looking for a handout? It feels good to be part of something that’s self-supporting.

Let’s make a deal

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
He was just getting sober and back on his feet—and now this? How would he ever pay this huge bill?

Thief!

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
My home group’s treasurer announced that she had spent the entire treasury on herself, including the prudent reserve.
Many group members went berserk.

Why we give

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
A former Intergroup treasurer shares how AA changed the way he thinks about money and giving back

Words Matter

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Some transgender alcoholics have met with resistance when they come into AA seeking our help. Here we can practice Traditions Three and Five.

I Cried as Much as He Did

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back

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