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What’s Going On in SA

The program teaches us that we cannot keep what we do not give away. Step Twelve tells us that service is an integral part of recovery. There are many opportunities for service within the SA Service Structure. These opportunities are all described in the SA Service Manual, available for free download off our website sa.org. There are opportunities within your local home group, the intergroup that services your home group, the regional assembly that serves your intergroup. Lastly, at the international fellowship-wide level, there are opportunities at the General Delegate Assembly, the Board of Trustees, and their committees. As current chair of the Board of Trustees, I’d like to focus on the Board of Trustees and our Committees and the opportunities for you, the SA Member, to serve.

By Jerry E., Virginia, USA — Trustee Chair|2025-09-09T15:14:37-05:00February 14, 2024|Comments Off

Living According to the Steps & Traditions
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Living According to the Steps & Traditions

Living According to the Steps & Traditions

I want to share six affirmations I created on an app called “I AM,” that show on my phone screen throughout the day to a background of a setting sun at a beach. They help me to stay sober.

By Stan H., Albany, New York, USA|2025-09-09T15:14:52-05:00February 14, 2024|Comments Off

How His Meeting Became a Group
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How His Meeting Became a Group

How His Meeting Became a Group

I entered SA in August 2017, having heard of it a year earlier. My first meeting was on a Saturday morning in the city of Ghent, Belgium, where I live. It was in a messy but cozy living room of a presbytery. SA had been very warmly welcomed there by the old local parish priest who gave us the room when approached by a fellow in 2014. This Saturday meeting has been my home meeting for the last 6 years.

By Stefaan D., Ghent, Belgium|2025-09-09T15:15:04-05:00February 14, 2024|Comments Off

Step One Is My Foundation
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Step One Is My Foundation

Step One Is My Foundation

I am 71, married with two adult children, and currently living in a country at war. I am not on the battlefield; I don’t have children at home to care for, or children in the military.

By Anonymous|2025-09-09T15:15:10-05:00February 14, 2024|Comments Off

Editor’s Corner
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Editor’s Corner

Editor’s Corner

Hi readers, and happy reading for 2024! In this month’s issue we remember those members of early SA who have since passed away in sobriety; their example attests to the great strength of our program and to the Grace of a loving God in our lives. Their testimonies don’t speak of religion—we don’t pretend to be religious; rather, they illustrate how trust in a loving God, as understood by each one, can help a bunch of drunks like us to stay sober.

By The Editorial Team, essay@sa.org|2025-09-09T15:15:13-05:00February 14, 2024|Comments Off

Coming Next
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Coming Next

Coming Next

The April issue will be focusing on the theme “Courage to Change,” which will be the theme of the upcoming Los Angeles July International Convention. Picking a Convention Theme This Los Angeles fellow describes why the theme “Courage to Change” was chosen and how the convention team is proceeding towards the event.

By The ESSAY Editor|2025-09-11T11:59:25-05:00February 14, 2024|Comments Off

Dear ESSAY
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Dear ESSAY

Dear ESSAY

THANK YOU ESSAY, for your amazing magazine, every two months again. The themes, the depth of the articles, the colors, and the images have become so much more attractive these last years.

By Juan A., Barcelona, Spain - James H., South Carolina, USA|2025-10-03T16:39:02-05:00February 14, 2024|Comments Off

לחוות גדילה בזמנים קשים
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לחוות גדילה בזמנים קשים

לחוות גדילה בזמנים קשים

אני חבר אס איי וכבר זמן מה חייל מילואים באחת המדינות רווית המלחמות בפלנטה הזו. לעתים קרובות אני מתעורר מהאזעקות. לפעמים אני רואה רקטות באוויר. חברים שלי נהרגו. הכל מפחיד ומוזר, סוריאליסטי.

By אנונימי|2025-09-09T15:22:08-05:00February 11, 2024|Comments Off

זה רק הולך ומשתפר
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זה רק הולך ומשתפר

זה רק הולך ומשתפר

שמי דיויד ואני סקסוהוליסט. ובחסדי הכוח העליון שלי, תאריך ההתפכחות שלי הוא ה-2 באוגוסט 1988, שעליו לעולם לא אוכל להיות אסיר תודה מספיק. הקרדיט הזה מגיע לכוח העליון שלי, זה בטוח. במהלך ארוחת ערב ישבתי וחשבתי על השלושים ואחת שנים, חמישה חודשים ושמונה ימים שעברו עלי. וכל אחד מאלה בדרכו שלו היה נס. וזה המעט ממה שאני רוצה לחלוק הערב. אמרו לי שלאחר שנת הפיכחון הראשונה שלי שזה רק ילך וישתפר. וזה היה התיאור הפשוט של החוויה שלי בסקסוהוליסטים אנונימיים, שזה רק הולך ומשתפר.

By דיוויד מ. אורגון, ארה"ב 1945 - 2023|2025-09-09T15:22:14-05:00February 11, 2024|Comments Off

Sa dignité sobre demeure un phare
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Sa dignité sobre demeure un phare

Sa dignité sobre demeure un phare

Roy K. m'a sauvé la vie, tout comme ses inspirations et ses conseils ont aidé à sauver la plupart d'entre nous. Roy m'a redonné espoir, ce que j'avais perdu dix ans avant de le rencontrer. Roy m'a aidé à retrouver mon âme, ma conscience, mon humanité, ma spiritualité et ma Puissance supérieure.

By Terry M., Caroline du Nord, USA|2025-11-18T14:22:19-06:00February 10, 2024|Comments Off

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