Enjoying the Mess
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
A grandmother expresses gratitude for the joy of sobriety, even when it’s time to clean up
Another chance
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
An old-timer recalls how AA helped him grieve and gave him the opportunity to give the kind of love a dad can give
Jumpstart
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
She came right up to me. “How many years do you have sober?” she asked. “Almost 17,” I replied. Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, how would you like to be our Intergroup Rep?”
AA + GP = Progress
November 1998
The Director of Health Education for the American Medical Association tells how the physician can help the drunk to seek recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous.
Quote of the Month
November 1998
Close to the Edge
September 1993
My life hadn't become unmanageable, it had become crazy. . . . That was my moment of clarity.
Go Tell It to the Doctor
November 1978
The doctor thought she ought to be dead and was curious to know why she wasn't - From the May 1967 Grapevine
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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