Awareness: The Other Vegetable
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By:
John L.
| Hernando, Fla.
A health helping of awareness helps this AA stay in the moment
Service at sea
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Martha M.
| Ocean, N.J.
A member on a cruise is reminded that we don’t know how much we’re needed until we actually show up
Not Today. Maybe Tomorrow
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By:
Chris H.
| Washington, DC
The drinking life is lived one day at a time. So, it turns out, is the sober one
Filling Up
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Paul L.
| Columbus, Ohio
I was really steaming when I turned the car off and started to fill up my tank. Just then, I heard a lady on the other side of the pump ask me if I could help her.
Glad My Luck Ran Out
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
D.M.
| Yorktown, Texas
This newcomer mom’s got a new tattoo and she’s shopping for a bike. She’s sober now and living large
My homies
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
She keeps her home group close to her heart—especially when she’s far away
The secrets we share
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Snow P. B
| Boca Raton, Fla.
There’s nothing like telling another alcoholic who we really are and what we have done
A stronger group
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Bob P.
| Tucson, Ariz.
Substantial unanimity helps the majority slow down and hear the voice of the minority opinion. Sometimes the voice of a loving God is trying to speak through others.
Getting back out
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Jack N.
| New Canaan, Conn.
After two years of COVID, a member wonders what the new normal will look like and what challenges lie ahead
Tough Love
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
By:
Pat K.
| Sunland, Calif.
A member shares her thoughts about applauding when people come back from multiple relapses
I Knew I Was Done
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By:
C.G.
| Toledo, Ohio
When even joy made him angry, he knew it was time to find AA
Wouldn’t be anywhere else
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Tim P.
| Longville, Minn.
Kindness, love, large-print books and donuts. You can’t ask for anything more
Wrapped in Fellowship
February 2022
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
J.D.
| Big Lake, Minn.
Being a sober AA member doesn’t mean I will have a life free of trials and tribulations, but what it does give me is a Fellowship I can rely on.
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Duncan M.
| Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
Truly Living One Day At A time
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By:
Rachel M.
| Duluth, Minn.
All her geographic taught her was that she was an alcoholic in a different state. That’s when she learned to take things one sunrise at a time
