It’s a way of life
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
Woodstoves, rides with strangers, wonderful friends and lots of coffee. An oldtimer remembers the early days
The Crazy 8
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
A jovial crew of eager volunteers gathers to bring love and fellowship to a sponsor on the mend
When Things Happen
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
A longtime member ponders what to do when home group conflicts arise
Unexpected Retreat
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
Where would she ever find AA on a remote mountain during a pandemic? She was about to be surprised
Greeter? What’s a Greeter?
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
Setting up chairs? Putting out the books? She’s thrilled to be sober, but what’s everyone talking about?
See? I’m not an Alcoholic!
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
He wasn’t about to stop drinking. Then one day a sober Navy buddy put him to the test
Knowing when to Leave
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
When the time came to end the relationship, she knew what to do, where to go and how to lean into AA
Love and Teamwork
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
With Steps and a good sponsor, he learned to have a healthy relationship after a wild life of liquor and romantic chaos
A Great Ex-Wife
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
She thought her relationship would be happily ever after. With the tools that AA gave her, it kind of was
Something Better
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
Through years of love and loss, some things she knows for sure—good things come and go, we learn from our hindsight and we don’t drink
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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