Life is a journey, and like every journey there are moments when you pause, watch, listen and learn. There are waypoints in every life. It is up to us whether we savor them or not. One thing is certain: The journey is the reward.
Most people we know who are truly sober have one thing in common; they all follow the Twelve Steps in every aspect of their lives. The last clause of the Twelfth Step is “… and to practice these principals in all our affairs”.
It is a rigorous way to live. There is no room for moral relativism in the practice of the Twelve Steps. There are no grey areas.
The Big Book tells us quite plainly that our sobriety is “a daily reprieve based on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” The men and women we know who have achieved solid sobriety are all happy, healthy, caring, generous and kind. They can laugh at and with themselves. They take life as it comes, and never too seriously.
Every one of them will get out of bed in the middle of the night to help a fellow alcoholic, or for a chance to help spread the word to the alcoholic who still suffers. They don’t “regret the past nor wish to shut the door upon it.” They know that their past suffering is the key that will help one who is still struggling see the light. They share their stories freely, and often with great humor. They know that the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous has given them back their very life. They are eager to extend that lifeline to anyone who asks.
It is true that the urge to drink and use drugs is lifted from us, usually fairly early in sobriety. But life goes on. Death, divorce, job loss, sickness… bad stuff always happens, yet these people stay sober.
Our purpose is to bring to you stories of how people have used the tenants of AA to meet and overcome life’s challenges. This project is not about how they got sober but how they stayed sober.
We know that every person you find here will say that AA saved their life. We believe they would go further and say that AA gave them a life worth living.
Here’s their stories. Here’s how they live that life.
Lucy and the Chocolate Factory
One woman’s struggle with shady corporate culture. Will she find the srrengnth to overcome? Find out how she does.
Drunks and Fools
It’s a miracle this guy stayed alive long enough to get sober. Take a wild ride.
The Chosen One
Humility is good no matter how you find it. Who needs humility? Listen.
Floyd’s Giant
Fifty years sober and still learning! Learn how.
Drunks, Generations
Addiction runs rampet in families. Here, a young drunk in training visits with his paternal Grandmother. A conversation worth having,
The Meeting I’ll Never Forget
Lost in the crowd. afraid he might be seen, this guy finally finds his way home. How he found his crowd
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