He felt called to start a meeting in another language to amend the damage caused in the addiction.

Celebrating the Steps and recovering together in mixed meetings brought life to India’s first-ever convention.
From 2020 onward, online meetings gave SA India a strong push, resulting in steady growth in both members and meetings.

This member finds hope by not leaving out the possibility of one day becoming a saint.
This morning in my meeting, we read from Chapter 5 of Alcoholics Anonymous, which is occasionally referred to in AA meetings as “the preamble”.

Without God, I can’t; Without me, God won’t (SA 96)
In Step One, I admitted that I was powerless over lust and that my life was unmanageable.This is absolutely true, but my sponsor reminds me that I have to work my SA program.

He realized that a business conversation that expresses interest in a woman without intentions to follow up is lust.

He learned the true meaning of what it means to be a winner.
I’ve never loved that saying because I was a chronic slipper.

He realized that following the experience of others didn’t diminish his manhood; it helped him live up to it.

Integrity has to be practiced in every aspect of his life.
I’ve been seeing ads on social media offering a huge collection of books about psychology, therapy, healing, motivation, and self-improvement for only 100 Mexican pesos.

He discovered that by living in the Steps, he found a spiritual home for himself in SA.

Practicing the 12 Step solution allows her to come into recovery and experience pain without numbing out.

When choosing between meditation to know God’s will and helping the person in need, God’s will was immediately revealed.

Practicing the 12 Step solution allows her to come into recovery and experience pain without numbing out.

She often forgets that being happy happens on the inside and not on the outside.
I often tell newcomers, so they know it is part of the process, that it is okay to feel the pain of quitting lust. I also tell them that it is not me who stopped or quit lust.

A life-changing condition forced this member to embrace self-care and God’s peace more fully, giving her more to offer others.

In living a life of selfless giving, he finds his needs, joy, and serenity supplied.
I’ve had several conversations over the last 24 hours about Step One. It seems to me that everything, right down to the core of my being, resisted admitting my powerlessness.

A Journey of 90 Meetings in 90 Days
Attending solution-focused meetings and working on his first step inventory gave him different feelings and helped him better see the depths of his addiction.

For most of his life, he lived in a prison built with shame, secrets, and addiction. Working the Steps with an accountability partner in prison and with the help of his sponsor by phone, he connected with God.

In her article, “The Butterfly, the Garden, and the Gardener”, this member shares how the butterfly of lust was always promising something beyond her grasp. Do you identify with lust promising something that it couldn’t deliver?

Our next edition’s theme is “The Positive Sobriety.” Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of taking the steps creates a desire to carry the message of recovery to others still suffering. This desire replaces the desire for gratification at the expense of others.

The SA ICC walks an intergroup through the process of hosting an international convention that opens a channel for spiritual growth unique only found in service.