May 2022

Highlights from the May 2022 Issue:

This issue highlights the 60th anniversary of the Twelve Concepts for World Service, emphasizing their role in explaining how A.A.’s service structure functions and why it exists. The feature article, “Making conscious contact” by Dave B, offers a practical and accessible approach to Step Three, describing how daily quiet time and simple prayer helped transform willingness into lived experience.

The editorial, “Real friendship takes work” by Jeff F, explores the difference between friendships formed in sobriety and those from before recovery. It emphasizes honesty, accountability, and emotional depth as the foundation of real connection, contrasting this with superficial relationships rooted in shared behaviour rather than shared growth.

Additional content includes archival history of the Live and Let Live Group, founded in 1981 to support the gay and lesbian A.A. community in Ottawa, highlighting both early resistance and long-term resilience. The issue also promotes submissions for the 5th edition of the Big Book, introduces new literature such as Fun in Sobriety, and reinforces service opportunities within Intergroup. The overall theme is connection—through steps, service, and community.