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December 2023 | Remote Communities and sober holidays

Letting go

March 2022 | Emotional Sobriety
How a longtimer learned to observe her thoughts and identify her defects so they don’t take her freedom away

Forgiveness Set Me Free

April 2020 | Home Group
My hatred for this man was festering in my soul. I sat there in court praying that he’d get a life sentence. Then he got up and spoke.

No human power

January 2018 | Sponsorship

Any lengths?

January 2018 | Sponsorship
A sponsee in Florida shares valuable lessons he’s learned from his sponsor—including how to survive in a hurricane

Here come the vans

April 2017
Just when he felt too nervous to do service, some guys who needed help saved the day

Free ride

January 2017
What seemed like a simple good deed became a powerful reminder to keep giving back

Ordinary hero

November 2016
When it comes to going to any lengths, she’s reminded that she’s just another drunk

Clang of Steel

July 2016

The Best Present in Years

December 2015
For a guy who takes meetings into prison, what happened on Christmas Day was such a gift

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