When Do We Say 'I'm in AA'?
August 1976
By:
Anonymous
| Santa Barbara, California
Three members discuss this vital, but often misunderstood, spiritual foundation of our Fellowship
When the Big "I" Becomes Nobody
November 1975
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, MD
From the September 1965 Grapevine
Mini-miracles
October 1975
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
Little miracles in life add up to the big miracle of AA
Activity Addicts
March 1975
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
If we can keep ourselves busy enough we won't have time to face ourselves
The High-bottom Drunk
June 1971
By:
W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Earth people usually equate 'alcoholic' with the skid-row bum, but we know there are many different types. Getting down to basics, Bill W. often opened a meeting with the simple greeting "Hi, drunks!
The Beautiful-woman Drunk
June 1971
By:
B. W.
| Mission, British Columbia
We charmed the total stranger into buying us a drink
Embracing Change and Tradition Five
A member applies her sense of this tradition to various AA customs
When the Big "I" Becomes Nobody
September 1965
By:
Harry M. Tiebout, M.D.
Why stress anonymity in AA? There is a profound psychological reason. Here a distinguished psychiatrist, an old friend of AA, and a Class A (non-alcoholic) Trustee of our General Service Board gives his insight into it.
Jazz Musician
August 1961
By:
V. G.
| Van Nuys, California
Like the arrangements my combo played, I gave the cue for the finale
Adam Didn't Know
December 1960
By:
H. M.
| Newport Beach, California
Living is much more complicated for us than it was for Adam. But one thing is simplicity itself: The AA program.
On Personality Change
March 1960
Is There Any Such Thing as a Bad Meeting?
June 2003
By:
JoAnn and Pete C.
| Wilmette, Illinois
It was so chaotic, it couldn't possibly help anyone
No More Shame
September 1995
By:
Nikki S.
| Rancho Cucamonga, California
Leaving the stigma of alcoholism behind