Next stop: Trouble
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Full of lust and ignoring his sponsor, he headed out. But this time he couldn’t shake the queasy feeling in his gut
Keys, Title & a Hug
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
After hitting a sober bottom, a newcomer gets busy doing the Steps with his sponsor and things start looking up
Restraint of Face
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal
When no one’s watching
March 2020
| Puzzled
Little routine things that cost him nothing and clear his conscience begin when he parks the car
More being revealed
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
As the summer leaves fall, a member reflects on the change that comes with sunshine
Not a river in Egypt
June 2018
Even in sobriety, denial ruled his life. But Step Six and a cool Higher Power helped him begin to accept reality and lift his head out of the sand
Entirely ready
May 2018
A Closer Look at Myself
June 2015
He loved being everyone's judge, until he discovered a little thing called a character defect
Calm, Cool, Collected
June 2012
In Step Six, she realized good things would come with a little hard work
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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