Magazine - The ESSAY Magazine

APRIL 2026

“Taking actions to survive may be the driving force to work the Program of SA. It may even work, for a time. At some point, however, there is a deep decision, in Step Three, “to turn our lives and will over to the care of God…” It is this shift in purpose that allows us to look for and seize the opportunities that God provides for us to join him in his work for mankind. That work is in helping him care for others through acts of sincere, selfless kindness. That work becomes a practice, a way of life where not only acts of service are present, but the entire person is present with God in those moments: body, mind, and spirit."

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Enjoy reading all the articles of the current magazine below.

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

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

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

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I Want to Recover!
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.

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No Less a Man
He realized that following the experience of others didn’t diminish his manhood; it helped him live up to it.

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Stick With the Winners
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.

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

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Work, Work, Work, Work…
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.

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Not Saints Yet
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”.

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The First SA India Convention Becoming a Reality
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.

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