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Men’s Gazette – August 2024

August Birthdays… IF They Make It! August 6th… Steve B. celebrates 18 years August 9th… Mike D. celebrates 7 years August 9th… Ryan F. celebrates 8 years August 12th… Jeff E. celebrates 39 years August 25th… Craig G. celebrates 9 years August 27th… Rudy R. celebrates 21 years If your birthday has been missed…. fill out the … Read more

Step 7: Short – But not Sweet

By: H. V. | Kodiak, Alaska July 1984 THE SEVENTH is the shortest Step. It should be so simple to practice it and be granted true relief, leading to serenity. However, I have found this Step to be extremely painful and frightening. If I want a shortcoming removed, what price am I willing to pay … Read more

A Lifetime of Service

By: Dan J. | Maryknoll, New York July 1991 Fresh from a Fifth Step session with my sponsor, I turned to the Sixth Step. Gradually, very gradually, I became ready to have God remove my character defects–and God knows there were a lot of them! That evening, I got home from a meeting and was … Read more

Humility Makes Sense

Step Discussion > Step 7: Humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings. December 1966 By: T. P. Jr. | Hankins, New York PEOPLE often think that the Eleventh Step is the only one which suggests prayer; but this isn’t so. The Seventh Step is a prayer Step. Although prayer is not mentioned as such in … Read more

Humbly Asked Him

January 1966 “I AM the same person I was when I came into AA.” This statement, made recently at a meeting by a member with over three years’ sobriety, yielded a vigorous and quite unexpected reaction. “Whadya mean, you’re the same person?” most of the comments went. “You couldn’t possibly be the same person if … Read more