12 ways to have a sober holiday
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Pitching in, reaching out, fellowship and prayer. These are the things that work
In need of care
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
Helping others all day was this nurse’s job. Now it was her turn to ask for help
Attraction or promotion
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
A member discusses PSAs, Tradition Eleven and how AA presents itself to the outside world
Ignite the Spirit
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
Through the freedom of the Steps, she’s no longer a prisoner of her mind or the booze that took her away
Living Proof
July 2021
| The Annual Prison Issue
A call to help a fellow member in a legal jam presents an opportunity to witness the love we show one another
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
Down but Happy
June 2021
| Dating & Relationships
It’s hard being in this prison. I’m celebrating my anniversary alone. Working a program of recovery in prison can be a lonely road to walk.
To Live in Peace
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
For years she wanted a God she could trust. With a good sponsor and a little faith, she finally found it through the Steps
Keys, Title & a Hug
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
After hitting a sober bottom, a newcomer gets busy doing the Steps with his sponsor and things start looking up
Wet in a Dry Country
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A social worker puts on her AA hat and says a few prayers to help an alcoholic on the other side of the world
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