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It’s now many years later. I will go out and hide the Easter eggs before anyone else gets up. Finding AA and getting sober was a miracle of my life.

A member says when it comes to thinking and acting, finding the right balance is key

“Broken washer?” I would have wailed“Why me?” Then I would have had two beers, then two more since it was such a hard day. Actually, I would not have installed anything.

He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book

A reminder to always treasure that most precious gift, sobriety

Other couples in AA began inviting us out for coffee. Suggestions, such as greeting each other with a kiss or ending the day with a slow dance, helped to rekindle our lost intimacy.

Overcoming alcohol and mental illness, he found a new life in AA

After almost 30 years in recovery, she’s still learning

Even though it’s growing in size, her home group remains a place of family, connection and purpose

Although he never picked up a drink, he found himself off track when it came to sobriety

She was young and she drank hard, but then found the Fellowship and a new way of life

Losing jobs, losing marriages, losing hope—until AA gave him the solution

I read all the works of the great philosophers—and I do mean all. I did not have an epiphany.

If I can quiet my mind for just long enough and just shut up for a second, something better always crystallizes. I don’t need what I thought I needed.

A member in Canada fondly recalls his early days and reminds us of surrender and contentment