Things can change
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Marilyn M.
| Atlanta, Ga.
I couldn’t believe it, but my mouth opened and these words came out: “Dad, I’m sorry I blamed you for everything wrong in my life.” Wow.
A big splash
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Kathy R.
| N.C.
I grabbed my tube and plunged into the water. I recall laughing throughout the day—a lot. There were jokes, teasing, hamburgers, hot dogs and soda. AA had taught me how to live.
Shifting Focus
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Ed H.
| Middle Island, N.Y.
My wife and I have done some really fine things in improving our relationship in the past few years. And a love I’ve never experienced before has blossomed as a result.
Saving my life
October 2021
| Cooperation With Professionals (CPC)
By:
Ron E.
| Oak Park, Ill.
A heartfelt amend from a grateful AA member who encountered many medical professionals on his way down
What’s On Your Mind: What Is A Sponsor?
June 2018
By:
Christopher M.
| Elgin, Ill.
There is no relationship quite like that of sponsor and sponsee
Keep moving
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Bob K.
| Concord, California
I’ve been sober for 27 years. I recently took early retirement and went on disability. I have difficulty getting to meetings because I have multiple sclerosis (MS). I am in a wheelchair.
Reaching Out A Hand
November 2016
Losing the use of your right hand is certainly something to drink over, right, even if you do have 14 years sober? That is, until you talk to someone a little worse off….
Silly Songs
February 2016
Sassy Pearls of Wisdom
October 2015
If minding one’s own business can work for the group, then it might work for her as well
Ways of Seeing
June 2015
By:
Mary D.
| Reno, Nevada
It turned out she only really had one problem in sobriety
All this and fly-fishing
February 2015
By:
Mike C.
| Scottsville, New York
His sponsor guided him through his most turbulent times and taught him to enjoy calm waters.
Legendary Old-Timers
November 2014
By:
Sue C.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
A woman who got sober in the 1960s lovingly remembers those who paved the path before her
Drunk in Church
April 2014
By:
Anonymous
Her search for faith upstairs on Sundays found a home in the rooms below
Scared to be seen
December 2013
By:
Anonymous
A newcomer gets assured right away about anonymity in AA
Game Over
September 2011
By:
Debbie M.
| Florence, Oregon
The blame game ended when her husband took his life
EMBRACED BY LOVE
February 2010
By:
CASEY K.
| Sacramento, Calif.
A need for fellowship overrides a newcomer's fear of rejection
JUST SAY YES
January 2009
By:
James H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
Taking the Friday night commitment kept this newcomer out of the bars
A Sacred Safari
April 2004
By:
Rick P.
| Vernon, Connecticut
His mind was a jungle. Would meditation really be able to tame it?
The Open Door
September 2003
A presentation by Joe O., panel 52 delegate from Area 45, to the 2003 General Service Conference in New York City.