AA Is a Sacred Community — The Steps Are What Heal Us: AA Speaker - Paul M. - Chicago, IL

Paul M. from Chicago, IL speaking at his 60 year sobriety anniversary at the Last Chance House in Chicago, IL - August 26th 2007

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This powerful gathering celebrates Paul Martin’s remarkable 60 years of sobriety, but even more, it showcases the timeless AA message he carried into the lives of the six men who spoke before him—each a sponsee or someone deeply formed by his guidance. Their stories reveal how they arrived in AA full of fear, ego, or untreated alcoholism, only to find healing through Paul’s unwavering emphasis on rigorous honesty, repeated step work, amends, and daily spiritual action. Together they show that sobriety isn’t sustained by meetings alone, but by practicing the Twelve Steps as a way of life—over and over—until sanity, humility, and usefulness slowly return. Above all, the evening honors the sacred community of Alcoholics Anonymous, where one alcoholic helping another becomes a lifeline, a spiritual path, and a living demonstration of the profound impact one dedicated sponsor can have across generations.

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