Coming in October:
Anonymity matters
With many new ways to break it, Aas get more vigilant.
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September 2010
Vol. 66, No. 15
| Special Needs: Taking action in the face of challenges |
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Editor's Note
Sample the AudioGrapevine: Click the icon to listen to this story! |
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Speak up!
— This hearing loss should have
happened to someone else, not me! |
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My excuse
McKeesport, Penn.— Drinking eased his cerebral palsy
symptoms, but drove away his friends |
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I didn’t understand
East Islip, N.Y.— It’s all about trusting God, a young
adult struggling with AA learns |
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Don’t cry for me: smile!
Tulsa, Okla.— Blindness was a sad state of affairs
until he changed on the inside |
| Steps and Traditions |
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Alone with my ex
Covington, Ky.— During a coerced visit with a bitter
ex-wife, a Ninth Step emerges |
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A firm commitment to unity
El Reno, Nev.— We recognize that we can’t dictate
to fellow members |
| Our Personal Stories
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Sidelined by remorse
Kansas City, Mo.— After his brother’s suicide, he drops
out of AA |
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When I was 15
Cooperstown, N.Y.— An old-timer returns to the scene
of a horrible night of drinking |
| 50-Year Wonders |
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South of the border
Stockholm, Sweden— A Swedish businessman sobers up
in the early days of AA in Mexico City |
| Old-Timers |
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Serenity garden
Frankfort, Ky.— Sponsees, and a special garden,
help an ailing teacher defy her
deadly diagnosis |
| Sponsorship |
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Fired up!
Port Orchard, Wash.— Turning to the
Big Book helps when a sponsee is laid off |
| Newcomers |
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Making her meeting
Kenosha, Wis.— After a tragic accident in the
Middle East, an officer finds her
courage at a base camp meeting |
| AA Around the World |
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Not alone in Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Tanzania— With outreach, service and
fellowship, AA swells in Tanzania |
| What's On Your Mind |
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Why are we shouting?
Seymour, Conn.— Chanting is bad for public relations,
an old-timer asserts |
| Into Action |
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An air of unity
St. Louis, Mo.— A delegate shares on the 60th General
Service Conference |
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