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Safe to belong

March 2023 | Get Into Service
He expresses his gratitude for Tradition Three and how it helped hin claim his chair

Whatever comes my way

January 2023 | Spiritual Awakenings
She always wanted to feel safe and believe in something. Getting sober in AA showed her how.

A Common Desire

March 2022 | Emotional Sobriety
Young, old, gay, straight, trans, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, angry, happy, sad... if we don’t want to drink, we’re welcome

A Loving Guide

February 2022 | Getting Through Tough Times
A lifelong atheist shares how he participates in his AA group’s decisions

The crying sky

November 2021 | Prayer and Meditation
How living in the present moment helps an atheist connect with prayer

Ready to do this?

June 2021 | Dating & Relationships
After many tries to get sober, would a little tough love help him out?

I Don’t Need to Understand

November 2020 | Our Twelve Traditions
A Native American member shares about his spiritual path and how AA gives us the room to find our own way

It’s my choice

September 2020 | Living Sober Group
I understand and appreciate that AA is not about religion. It’s about sobriety. My choice of a Higher Power is up to me, not AA or its members.

Unity is the Gift

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us

Our Own Conception

March 2020 | Puzzled
A member raised in the “Bible belt” feels that religious beliefs are better left outside of meetings

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