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Being of service a chore? Not for this grateful alcoholic

Discovering community in AA through the message of “we”

A past delegate from Quebec shares how he walked through fear, served AA and saw the spirit of inclusion firsthand

One day his buddies took him to Harry’s. What he learned there he’ll never forget

With the help of her sponsors, she is never alone

He’s gotten through moves, loved one’s deaths, viral meningitis and age issues, and he hasn’t had a drink since 1970

We got out of the car and Kirby stuck a Big Book under his arm and we headed up the walkway, acting like we knew what we were doing. Kirby knocked on the screen door.

Why was everybody repeating these slogans that didn’t make any sense? “Just hold on”, they said. “You’ll see”

I thought, But for the grace of God I get to be here. When I left the jail, I sat in my car and cried tears of joy and thanked God that I had been given a heart that could love like this.

I pulled over and ran to where he was. Multiple people had their cell phones out. At that moment the “injured” man sat straight up. Thank God, I thought, he’s alive.

A jovial crew of eager volunteers gathers to bring love and fellowship to a sponsor on the mend

A moment on a winter day reminds him that if we just let go and give up
fighting we can let others help us fly again

A spoonful of sugar, figuratively speaking, smoothed her way into sobriety

Learning to love others by first loving herself brought this alcoholic to six home groups in four countries

With two months in AA, he was on a mission to save the world. It didn’t quite turn out that way