As I Am
December 1997
By:
Will K.
| LaFarge, Wisconsin
Step 12 - PART 1 Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps. . .
Peace With the Past
September 1995
By:
Anonymous
| Sheboygan, Wisconsin
STEP 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
One A Day
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Anonymous
| Salt Lake City, UT
In AA she finally found the medicine that worked—the Steps, prayer and fellowship—one day at a time
First Names Only
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tenn.
What helped was the people I met there: a TV actor, doctors, politicians, even schoolteachers! If they could take a chance, why couldn’t I?
Gratitude, Every Morning
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary R.
| Bonita Springs, Fla.
No matter what changes in your life, sobriety is a cause for gratitude
Trying to Be Ungrateful
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Mark K.
| Casa Grande, Ariz.
A member tries a unique plan to find some gratitude that’s as simple as one...two...three
Southern Hospitality
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
When Years Turn To Tears
June 2018
By:
Gail J.
| Okeechobee, Fla.
Faced with sorrow and pain, she turned to working the Steps—and learned all over again how to forgive herself
Underexposed
April 2018
By:
Laura S.
| Houston, Texas
Sober after years of living in the shadows, she find herself seeking just the right exposure to people, places and things
Seven Years
October 2017
By:
Patrick S.
| Greenburg, Ind.
Looking back, he remembers the moment he walked down the steps to the basement meeting room—and began his life anew
A Lone, Overhead Light
July 2016
Sometimes it’s those quiet moments after everyone’s gone that are most remembered
Sicker than Others
April 2016
One member questions a popular AA saying, the other finds a creative use for it at home
Careful What You Pray For
April 2016
A Calming Balance
November 2014
By:
Bob D.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
He found that he could use the slogan, "Easy Does It," as a kind of meditation
Upon a Flimsy Reed
October 2014
By:
Tara M.
| Burton, Michigan
On first look, she wasn't sure AA had what she wanted, nor that it would work
The Stump
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
How a sponsor helped her out of the woods toward her own Higher Power