I am blessed to have gotten to know Sean when I started taking meetings out to the Utah State Prison in December 2016. Sean was released from Prison on Halloween, he had planned to go to a sober living facility in Salt Lake, but for whatever reasons he went up to Ogden, his old stomping grounds. I had so much … Read More
The Lost Traveler – Poem by Sam S_Dec 2017
One morning, upon awakening On a city bus bench…………. Angry, disoriented, disgusted and drenched Too distraught to travel, another single inch I didn’t know where I was going Wasn’t quite sure where I had been You see, I’d lost my ticket along the way As hassles and plots thickened Attempting to shift the blame I justified every little thing Implicating … Read More
Benefits of Membership – Mel H_Dec 2017
I like to travel, and often go by myself. I can stay as long as I want, and do what I want. I realized fairly early that I shouldn’t stay alone in my own head too long, though. Luckily, I don’t have to. Years ago, I learned I could go to Central Office before I left town. They would copy … Read More
Lived Experience: An Interview – Nate V_Dec2017
Lived Experience: An Interview Talk to me about your first high, or your first alcoholic high. What were you trying to cover up? I didn’t get my first taste of inebriation until age 18. I was at a friend’s house. He mixed me a glass of Seagram’s 7 whisky and Dr. Pepper. I vividly recall the pungent odor burning my … Read More
The Gift – Jumpin’ Joe_Dec2017
When I was asked to write an article for the lifeline, it became apparent to me how fitting it would be to render a few of my thoughts about the many gifts I have received from AA, of course, a natural subject to reflect upon this time of year. I came to AA in 1988 to save a marriage. I … Read More
AA Behind Bars: Finding Hope for a New Life – Anonymous_Nov 2017
I started my addiction at the age of ten years old. Drinking was a common thing in my house hold, and from age ten my usage increased and by junior high I was drinking almost a fifth a day. By high school it was black velvet and marijuana, cocaine and pain killers, and after high school it was one big … Read More
What You Believe – Sade LK_Nov 2017
What if all of life weren’t such a fragile thing- And all of time spent kept locked on loop eternally, But all the while still perceived equally as fleeting As the first flash of eyelashes batting softly back to sleep, And that first dream that lasted light-years- But woke to know no longer than a gleam- In the eyes of … Read More