Overcome challenges in integrating treatment center graduates into the fellowship by offering love, hope, and support.
experience
Old Timers Don’t Always Agree
Spiritual awakenings can be powerful, but it’s not always a “once and done” experience! Hear how one AA found his path to the mountaintop.
Experience is Gold
The young couple, only months into their marriage, had words. The husband, thinking, “my wife is unmanageable,” called his sponsor in the Program. His sponsor had been happily married for many years.
Experience the solution with experience, the solution
A young lawyer and his mentor were enjoying their regular lunch. The older lawyer, a senior partner in the firm, liked the sense of well-being he got from passing his wisdom on to this young man. The young man had, over the years, gained much from the relationship in terms of contacts, knowledge, and confidence.
Hit every rock, shoal, and reef, sometimes twice
I grew up on Lake Superior, and sailing was our family activity during the summer. Dad bought his first keelboat when I was 11 years old, and family cruises on the Great Lakes were frequent.