Warm Thoughts from Iceland
July 2025 | AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!

Warm Thoughts from Iceland

A father in Reykjavik shares how AA gave him an amazing life full of wonder, service and joy 26 years ago

I was 14 when I picked up my first drink. It was thrilling. I had found a way to get out of my shell. Confidence, swagger and foolhardiness were suddenly available to me,  me who had always been a shy, introverted, timid kid. It changed my life for good, or worse. I will never really know, will I?

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