Living My Life
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Life’s challenges keep unfolding for this old-timer.
So does the help we get when we reach out
So does the help we get when we reach out
Most Thankful
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Messy, sad and sorry, his worst Thanksgiving ever is the one this old-timer never wants to forget
Someone Who Understood
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
Hitting bottom would surely end his chance to adopt. Who on earth would let him raise their child now?
The payoff is Peace
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
After a phenomenal amount of pain, he came to believe and a little darkness lifted off his soul
Good Things to Come
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Getting sober young wasn’t easy. But with a lot of help, he got in the car and hit the road for a long, wonderful life
Remembering to Welcome All
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
The Steps help him look at his painful past and amend the way he treats others
Missing All The Hugs
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
As life takes a swing at us, we seem to be responding like the champs we are. With God’s grace, life will settle down and hopefully we’ll return to our meetings.
I Drank Like I Rode
July 2020
| AA Around The World
After years of riding and hard liquor, he was worn and torn like his old jacket. Time for something new
Restraint of Face
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal
Enjoying the Mess
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
A grandmother expresses gratitude for the joy of sobriety, even when it’s time to clean up
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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