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Dealing With Disappointment: Learning from Life's Challenges
Disappointment is a feeling we all encounter at some point in our lives. It arises when things don't turn out as we hoped or expected....
Sober AA Member
Apr 13 min read
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How My Sponsor and Home Group Strengthened My Relationship with God
Dear Lord, Thank You for being my firm foundation when life feels delicate and uncertain. Help me to find peace in Your presence and...
Sober AA Member
Mar 312 min read
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Don't Worry About Failures—Worry About the Chances You Miss When You Don't Even Try
Before I started working the 12 Steps, fear held me back from trying new things. I was afraid of failing, afraid of looking foolish, and...
Sober AA Member
Mar 314 min read
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Discovering Everyday Opportunities to Help Others Through Recovery Steps
In my journey through recovery, I've learned that great opportunities to help others don't always come in grand gestures but often...
Sober AA Member
Mar 313 min read
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Discovering Our Worth: Embracing Our Divine Purpose
Have you ever wondered if you belong here, right now, in this very moment? Maybe you've questioned whether you deserve happiness,...
Sober AA Member
Mar 283 min read
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Discovering the Power to Care: How the 12 Steps and My Sponsor Taught Me Life's Deepest Meaning
In my journey through the 12 Steps and with the guidance of my sponsor, I have come to understand a profound truth: the capacity to care...
Sober AA Member
Mar 283 min read
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How the 12 Steps Helped Me Find The Secret of Getting Ahead Is Getting Started
Have you ever felt stuck, like you want to move forward but something is holding you back? That’s exactly how I felt before I discovered...
Sober AA Member
Mar 213 min read
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God’s Mercy is Bigger Than Any Mistake: What I Learned in Al-Anon
I walked into the rooms of Al-Anon carrying a heavy load of guilt and regret. I had made mistakes—some big, some small—but all of them...
Sober AA Member
Mar 193 min read
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Learning to Live My Life: Lessons from the 12 Steps, Sponsor, and Al-Anon
In my journey through recovery, the 12 Step program, my sponsor, and Al-Anon have been guiding lights, showing me that the meaning of...
Sober AA Member
Mar 193 min read
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Sharing God's Love: A Lesson from Recovery
Before recovery, I thought I had to figure everything out on my own. I believed my strength came from my own efforts, and if I failed, it...
Sober AA Member
Mar 173 min read
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Finding Happiness: A Journey through the 12 Steps
In life, we all seek happiness. Some of us think it's something far away, like a treasure waiting to be found at the end of a rainbow....
Sober AA Member
Mar 173 min read
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Embracing Growth: Learning from Life's Phases by working a program.
In life, we all go through phases—times when we're learning something new, honing a talent, or adjusting our behavior. These phases are...
Sober AA Member
Mar 142 min read
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Surrendering to God: Letting Go of Control and Trusting the Process
There was a time when I thought I had all the answers. I believed that if I could just work hard enough, think long enough, or push...
Sober AA Member
Mar 113 min read
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Keeping an Open Mind: The Key to Hearing Divine Guidance
I have learned that keeping an open mind is the most important step when listening for divine guidance. My Higher Power and Al-Anon have...
Sober AA Member
Mar 113 min read
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Seeing Beauty in Others: How God, My Sponsor, and the 12 Steps Changed My Perspective
Have you ever met someone who radiates positivity and sees the good in everyone? That's the kind of person I aspire to be, and it's all...
Sober AA Member
Mar 112 min read
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How Al-Anon, a Sponsor, and a Home Group Helped Me Sit with Sadness and Find Healing
When I first came to Al-Anon, I wanted relief. I was drowning in sadness, anger, and confusion. I wanted someone to tell me how to fix...
Sober AA Member
Mar 93 min read
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How God and the 12 Steps Helped Me Move Forward
In life, it's easy to feel like our troubles are unique, as if nobody else could possibly understand. I used to think that way, too. But...
Sober AA Member
Mar 92 min read
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Clearing Away the Past for Healing and Renewal with God and Al-Anon
Life is full of moments that shape us. Some bring joy, while others leave wounds that take time to heal. Sometimes, an event is so...
Sober AA Member
Mar 43 min read
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Learning and Growing Through Challenges with God, the 12 Steps, and Al-Anon
In life, we often face times of constriction and difficulty. These moments can feel overwhelming, testing our patience, faith, and...
Sober AA Member
Mar 42 min read
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With healing through the 12 steps, I found out that my body is a living, breathing expression of my consciousness and should be treated as such.
Our bodies are living, breathing expressions of our consciousness. For a long time, I did not see it that way. I treated my body like a...
Sober AA Member
Mar 33 min read
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