I’m him
March 2018
By:
Anton R.
| Edmonton, Alberta
Today at the homeless shelter, he reached out to a man he never met but knew all too well
No escape
February 2010
By:
SUE N.
| Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Drinking for relief stops working for this bar-hopping mother of two
The Twelve Steps Revisited / Step 8
June 1962
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
The Problem and the Actress
June 1960
A Hollywood star warns it's time for AA when the gossip columnists coyly ask: "What actress has her friends worried?
Broadening the Gateway
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Andrew S.
| Snowmass, Colo.
Making sure that our prayers encompass the faith of all alcoholics
No One Home
July 2013
By:
Anonymous
With wife and kids gone and no furniture in sight, the lawn was the only place left to land
A Hole-in-one
August 2004
By:
Dave H.
| Hampton, Virginia
After a hole-in-one, things were going to be okay
Gateway to Sanity
February 1989
By:
Jan P.
| Spokane, Washington
Step Two - Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
At War With the World
December 1984
By:
A. L.
| Gentry, Arkansas
In this "season to be jolly," three AAs remind us of a common character defect
Opening Up to Step Three
December 1984
By:
D. G.
| Parker, Colorado
We need to let go of spiritual prejudices
Not Today, Thanks
October 1983
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
. . . Some tips on turning down that drink
They Were Really Listening
December 1981
By:
T. B.
| Manhattan, New York
A reluctant speaker--an unexpected reward
That Thirteenth Step
February 1978
By:
L. S.
| Chico, California
She found out the hard way that Twelve Steps were all she needed for happiness
Compliance
October 1976
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
Who wouldn't be resentful? Wasn't everybody else smarter, richer, and more gifted?
Woman's Prerogative
May 1975
By:
M. M. C.
| Plattsburgh, New York
Watching women newcomers change their minds as they grow in the program
Be a Sponsor? Who, Me?
January 1975
By:
C. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
If you started in AA as an "orphan," you may shy away from "parenthood