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Paying the Price: How Others’ Struggles Have Shaped My Recovery
Discover the invaluable lessons learned through others' failures with alcohol—how their struggles enrich our own path toward lasting sobriety! ...
The Fragility of Sobriety: A Journey Through Grief
Explore how losing friends to alcoholism can reinforce our commitment to sobriety—an emotional journey through grief towards personal growth ...
The Courage to Come Back: An AA Journey
Discover how one man's return to recovery highlights crucial lessons about addiction and support shared among community members ...
A Sobering Tale of Booze & Law Practice
One encounter shaped my perspective on addiction through another lawyer's tragic story—a cautionary tale worth hearing! ...
Falling Off the Wagon: An AA Newcomer’s Story
This episode reveals an all-too-common journey back into addiction—learn why understanding step one is crucial for newcomers in recovery ...
What AA Meetings Can Teach Us About Honesty (And Ourselves)
Reflections on the surprising lessons learned in AA meetings, the role of honesty, and why meeting insights should be tested ...
Unlocking the Power of Sponsorship
delve into the transformative power of sponsorship within the program and explore how it shapes our way of life. Join ...
What You Need the Most
Carl Jung said "what we need the most, we will find where we least want to look". Take the plunge ...
Get off your butt
At our Home Group, you are assigned to a temporary sponsor if you say that you are looking for a ...
We learn from slips
The train wreck was horrific. Fire swept through the town after the train cars left the tracks. Crash investigators immediately ...
If You Are Inside the Jar
It was a regular meeting of lawyers in AA. The topic of the meeting was making amends, Step #9. The ...
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, ...
Slow Learner and Fast Forgetter
I was wondering, why we read “How It Works” at every meeting. Years ago, an AA history speaker told the ...
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 ...
From Chaos to Control
My first words in the Program were, “My name is Andy…and I am here.” An old timer asked, “So why ...
