{"product_id":"wendells-aluminum-24-hour-aa-chips","title":"Wendells Aluminum 24 Hour AA Chips","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e24 Hour Token\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Newcomer Coin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003eCelebrate entry into the recovery fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous than with this meaningful 24 Hour AA Coin. Featuring the AA Circle and Triangle Motif on the front side of the AA Chip 24 Hours prominently stamped in the center. The reverse side of the AA Coin features the Serenity Prayer. Everyone starts at 24 Hours, these AA tokens provide a daily reminder of where the journey began. Sometimes called a beginner's or start over coin, it serves as a reminder that recovery and sobriety are taken twenty four hours at a time in AA.   We also sell these tokens in rolls of 25...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone who begins the path to recovery from alcoholism begins the journey the same.  It starts with the first 24 hours…one day.  Therefore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe 24 hour coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e represents the building block of a life of recovery….one day at a time.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 24 hour coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e itself has no special power but it serves as a reminder of where the sober journey began and the simplicity of living one day at a time, one moment at a time and when need be one breath at a time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho would have ever thought 24 hours could mean so much?  What’s in a day anyway?  Ask anyone who has recovered from the alcoholic obsession and they will say “It means EVERYTHING!”.  The nay sayers say that Rome wasn’t built in a day but we answer “No! But it was built one day at a time…”.  You see, my friend, if we are willing to do something for a day then we are willing to do it for a lifetime.  Just for today we shall stay sober.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Official AA website attributes the start of the tradition to hand out coins at meetings like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe 24 hour coin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndianapolis, Indiana around 1942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  Over a period of time as the practice spread various designs were crafted and a network of suppliers began to emerge.  Today sites like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Token Shop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have made the ordering easy and convenient with fast delivery.  It is amazing to consider how such a fellowship like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could spring up from just two alcoholics talking with one another to become an enormous entity that supports so many people and changes so many lives.  But let us not forget that it all began with one drunk who stayed sober for one day.  And he didn’t even have a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 hour coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJust a few of the statements made to newcomers in AA who take a 24 Hour Token...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut this token in your pocket with your other coins, as you reach in your pocket during the day you will touch it and be reminded of your sobriety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut this medallion under your tongue, if it melts it is o.k. to take a drink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarry this chip with you at all times, it is your reminder that recovery is 24-hours at a time. If you take a drink, throw it down on the ground so that someone might find it and know to come to Alcoholics Anonymous.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wendells","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44039240417602,"sku":"W24H","price":0.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7213\/7282\/products\/wendells-aluminum-24-hour-aa-chips-the-token-shop-1.jpg?v=1678229020","url":"https:\/\/thetokenshop.com\/products\/wendells-aluminum-24-hour-aa-chips","provider":"The Token Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}