Next stop: Trouble
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Full of lust and ignoring his sponsor, he headed out. But this time he couldn’t shake the queasy feeling in his gut
Rock Bottom
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
Her struggle to do her Sixth Step at the water’s edge leads to a wonderful experience with prayer
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
Relapse after 11 years
April 2019
| Relapse
From a Florida jail, a dad warns how pain meds and a weak program woke his sleeping lion
Off course
September 2018
A tragic death woke him to his reckless drinking. Now, with some hope, he’s on the right road
Don't Skip Over Six
December 1993
My sponsor has been sober, quite contentedly, for eleven years and I respect his experience. So when he talks, I listen.
Principles Before My Personality
December 1992
Principles and Personalities
June 1971
Keep your eye on the principle and don't let the personality bug you
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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