Time to check out
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
“It’s progress, not perfection.” If you see me “in action” at a grocery store, please, I beg you, don’t tell my sponsor how I acted.
Spot Check On I-94
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
Trying to hold it together with a car full of rambunctious kids, a sober dad gets more and more lost. Time for Step Ten!
A New View
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
The beauty of making amends and not shutting the door on the past is that a window opens to help others
Rambling On
July 2020
| AA Around The World
We looked at each other in dismay and rolled our eyes when Lea started to share. We fidgeted, coughed, sipped coffee, tried to stare her down, all to no avail.
Back In Court
April 2020
| Home Group
She started calling out names. I waited and waited and soon I was the only person left. “Mr. F,” the judge said, looking right at me. “I won’t be putting you in jail today.”
A Meeting to Remember
April 2020
| Home Group
One day at her home group, a surprising thing happened that opened her eyes to Step Three
No Need to Apply
March 2020
| Puzzled
I mentioned to my wife that no one had asked me to join. She suggested that I look for an application form somewhere.
That Imaginary Line
March 2020
| Puzzled
Tradition Three gave this Al-Anon member enough time to listen and see that she too belonged
Choosing to Decide
March 2020
| Puzzled
He’s at the turning point. Can he give up the idea that he can run his life the way he always has before
All Things Are Possible
February 2020
| Tough Times
After a mother loses her son, she finds that listening and sharing are beautiful gifts she can give others
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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