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Leap of Faith

May 2024 | How the Steps Changed My Life
A frightening race to get down the mountain took every Step he had in him. Turns out he wasn’t alone

Naked before my creator

May 2024 | How the Steps Changed My Life
One member strips the Fifth Step down to this: If we don’t do this vital Step, we might go back to drinking

Heaven on Earth

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
With a wife, a dog, a garden, a woodshop and a great sponsor, this oldtimer says life’s a grand gift

You Made My Day

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
An encounter by a lake under the warm Arizona sun gives a member a wonderful shot of gratitude

Party Guy

January 2024 | Emotional Sobriety
Many nights after the bar had closed, he’d still be downing whiskey shots. Oh yeah...the wife and kids

Love

November 2023 | Gratitude
The longer he stays sober, the more he learns the value of passing on that inner glow

It was Grace

September 2023 | Young & Sober
She came to realize that a Higher Power was looking over her all the time

Friends in every port

August 2023 | AA in the Military

Truly belonging

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
From her earliest days, the“Twelve and Twelve” helped her feel part of. Who knew even more joy would come?

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

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