Felt like home
June 2018
By:
Janis L.
| Bangor, Maine
How the warm welcome at a shelter meeting helped her take off a “backpack” of fear and shame
Cursing At God
February 2018
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By:
Becky G.
| Langhorne, Pennsylvania
With her husband dying, she expressed her pain and found a way to greater faith
Learning to trust
January 2018
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By:
Rhoni M.
| Scottsdale, Arizona
Whether piloting a plane or adjusting the way she sponsors, she lets her Higher Power lead the way
Color my world
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Wendy D.
| Oakland, California
How cobalt blue and fire engine red helped brighten her way through early sobriety
Maybe I Can Help You?
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Annie E.
| Cleveland, Ohio
What to say when a newcomer asks for your advice? One woman discovers that sobriety has given her the ability to find just the right healing words
OK for this day
November 2017
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By:
Kate K.
| Lakewood, Washington
She got sober just in time to face a breakup and a new baby—and her sponsor’s words held true
Flying High
December 2016
Used to the skies, a pilot finds his particular low in a bottom that brings him into the rooms of AA
The Real Miracle
November 2016
For this recovering alcoholic Down Under, AA spells gratitude—to her home group, her Higher Power, her sponsor, and to all the people who have made the miracle of sobriety happen for her.
Ceased Fighting
October 2016
She connected to the power in the rooms, and with her sponsor’s help, she learned to take off the gloves
It Takes a Village
May 2016
Warm Shares Warm Hearts
December 2015
Two men do what we do when an AA meeting gets canceled on a snowy Christmas Eve
25 Years of Love
July 2015
By:
C.S.
| San Antonio, Texas
A member from Texas reminisces about two and a half decades of sober stadiums
Where the Trees Once Grew
June 2015
By:
Vikki R.
| Yuba City, California
Though the peaches gave way to concrete and steel, it remained a place to plant beautiful seeds
The No. 1 Disappearing Book
May 2015
By:
Sam H.
| Burlington, North Carolina
Distributing AA literature is part of his service. If only he could keep enough books on the shelf
Find A Good Group, Sis
April 2006
By:
Yvonne Z.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
Surrender comes after more than thirty years
The Sanctuary Of The Moment
January 2006
By:
David I.
| Kalamazoo, Michigan
Reflections on a sacred safety zone
Acceptance--one Day at a Time
July 2004
By:
Ruthie L
| Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador
She gained some insight, self-esteem, self-respect, and self-confidence
Going Solo
December 2003
By:
Shirley Ann C.
| Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
There are reasons why people say not to make Twelfth Step calls alone. Here's one of them. --Step Twelve - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all
It's No Game
May 2003
By:
Greg K.
| Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Failure to take this disease seriously can be tragic
A Delegate's Perspective
August 2002
By:
Jeanette F.
| Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
My personal spiritual experience at the Fifty-Second General Service Conference