Wherever We’re Needed
December 2016
A delegate from the Yukon Territory shares what she’s learned about the challenges of some of our most remote communities
I know, I’ve been There
December 2016
On a 12th Step call at a remote Kansas farm, three men learn that the language of the heart can come through a pen
Big, Beautiful & Wild
December 2016
With grizzly bears and bighorn sheep for neighbors, how was he ever going to stay sober?
And she waits...
December 2016
In a tiny rural village with no street lights and no AA, a woman brews a pot of coffee and reads
Gratitude As A Way Of Life
December 2016
A member finds a better way to share the joy than being a drunken Santa
Reaching Out A Hand
November 2016
Losing the use of your right hand is certainly something to drink over, right, even if you do have 14 years sober? That is, until you talk to someone a little worse off….
“Give Me What I Need, Not What I Want!”
November 2016
Jobless and facing a Federal prison term, a sober man offers up a prayer to God—and is visited by an unlikely angel named Keith.
What's On Your Mind? : Court Cards
November 2016
A woman who first came into AA carrying a court card in her pocket finds that tolerance towards signing those cards is waning—and warns that it is not a good idea.
What's On Your Mind? : Too Many Meetings?
November 2016
What if “meeting makers” don’t make it? An AA with over 30 years sober suggests that when meetings are substituted for working the Steps and seeking spiritual awakening, sobriety can be endangered.
Last Chance
November 2016
He’d blown a lot of chances, but one last offer of help came his way, he grabbed it, and began trying to help other people
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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