The Medicine My Heart Needed
August 2022
| Sober Travel
How do we find forgiveness when it seems nearly impossible? One member reaches out for help
Love in action
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
I’m sober 56 years now. Due to my poor health, I’m confined to my home, but that doesn’t stop me. I keep this good life going by doing service by phone, email and virtual meetings.
The secrets we share
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
There’s nothing like telling another alcoholic who we really are and what we have done
AA will catch us
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
As she swings through AA life, she knows it’s OK to take chances because the Concepts help form a safety net
Forgive Quickly Laugh Easily
April 2022
| What's On Your Mind?
A mom shares how she found purpose in a place where her heart feels at home
Decision in the desert
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
Lonely, angry and exhausted, a newly sober flight operator has a rageful day in hell. Her mission: Step Three
Another opportunity for growth
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
How did this mom’s day get so bad so fast? Luckily, she’d been sober a while and knew just what to do
Stay!
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
Faith. Hope. Humility. Service. It adds up to 21 years
This Beautiful Thing
January 2022
| Beginners
Being present and working the program has given her a joy for life and a deeper sense of purpose
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
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