A Bit of Cheer in a Tough Place
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
With tape, cardboard and delicious chocolate cookies, a member helps his cellmates share a little joy
Words Matter
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Some transgender alcoholics have met with resistance when they come into AA seeking our help. Here we can practice Traditions Three and Five.
I Cried as Much as He Did
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
He didn’t like hospitals—not the smells nor the food. But this day, he discov-ered something really special that made him want to come back
Watch Your Aim!
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
After a meeting takes a wrong turn, a member has a few thoughts about “principles before personalities”
Great Serve
January 2014
In both his game and AA, he sets his feet, trusts, and makes a beautiful shot
Painting the City
January 2014
As a newcomer, he had AA and a backpack of spray paint. Now he’s a GSR and his life is full color
Lipstick Before the Promises
January 2014
I Remember, I Forget
January 2014
Seven years ago, he hit bottom all alone in a dingy house. Things are very different today
Mothers and Daughters
January 2014
Sobriety showed her the struggles her own mother had and reunited her with the daughter she gave up for adoption as an infant
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.