As the Spirit Moves Us
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Jake H.
| Whitefish, Mont.
On a remote dogsledding trip, a member has a tense white-knuckle moment and his connection with a Higher Power breaks free
Web Exclusive: Helpless in Ontario
September 2011
By:
Deirdre S.
| Enniskerry, Wicklow
An Irishwoman travels to Ontario to find the program of Alcoholics Anonymous
Back from Near Death
August 2011
By:
Sharon J.
| Los Angeles, California
While waiting for a transplant, an alcoholic suffering from cirrhosis gets sober and begins a new life
Britain--On Twenty-four Hours a Day
June 1966
By:
M. C.
| Pleasantville, New York
The program includes the pleasure of anticipation, and the pleasures of new AA meetings and friends
Carrying the Message
June 1965
Relax and let go
March 2009
By:
JUDY S.
| Lynnwood, Washington
An AA finds a way to make God a working part of her life
The Pleasures of Reading
October 1944
Hey neighbor!
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Wilbur G.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
He always thought something was odd about Mel next door. Then one day he paid him a visit
Surfside Beach
September 2017
By:
Leslie P.
| Lake Jackson, Texas
The water at her hometown beach was brown, the sand covered with tar, but, like her alcoholism, it was “normal.” Sobriety gave her a different perspective
A New Adventure
December 2015
One letter at a time, she gets to explore sobriety with AAs all over the world
Meeting in Montgomery
December 2012
By:
Tom A.
| Trumbull, Connecticut
He went to the bus stop to right a wrong and left with a beautiful new friend
I Finally Know What My Job Is
March 2012
By:
Helaine D.
| Sudbury, Ontario
Setting up chairs, sitting with the dying and visiting jails sets her free
AA in Five Languages
September 1972
By:
R. E. T.
| Denver, Colorado
Around the world, the setting may be different but the message is the same