My First Sober Thanksgiving

November 2023 | Gratitude
How on earth will he celebrate without booze? A newcomer gets a wonderful surprise

A Dream is a Promise You Give Yourself

November 2023 | Gratitude
Instead of crashing at the gates of alcoholic hell, she got to have cake with her good sober friends

On the Way to the Wedding

November 2023 | Gratitude
This quart-a-day guy tried his best to not drink that morning. What followed was a disaster he’ll never forget

Lost & Found

November 2023 | Gratitude

All in at 62

November 2023 | Gratitude
After years of marriage, college, jobs, children and lots of drinking, it was time to learn how to live

Full Speed Sober

November 2023 | Gratitude
With a little too much energy, a newcomer hits the road to avoid his Ninth Step. Boy, was he in for an adventure!

In Service Heaven

November 2023 | Gratitude
What used to be a night of clinging to a barstool is now a weekend blast of fun and fellowship

A Look at the Concepts

November 2023 | Gratitude

A Whole New Life

November 2023 | Gratitude
Not only has AA transformed how she works and lives, but she’s learned to trust and love the journey

Always With Me

November 2023 | Gratitude
A member recalls getting sober in D.C. in the 1970s and how he got there with God’s grace

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