Action and More Action
January 1978
By:
H. R.
| Millbrae, California
The Big Book tells us time and again you have to give it away to keep it
Divine Hot Line
December 1977
By:
E. P.
| Alexandria, Virginia
She has found an immediate connection for conversation with the God of her understanding
Losing to Win
August 1977
By:
J. C.
| Neverfind, Alaska
Competition was all that counted until he learned there are no stars in AA
The Most Important Job in AA
October 1976
By:
C. B.
| Santa Maria, California
Let's pay more attention to the office of GSR--it's the group's most vital link with AA as a whole
The Easier, Softer Way
September 1972
By:
R. W.
| Van Nuys, California
Science may come up with that panacea for alcoholics, but most of us in AA like what we have
A Taste of Happiness
August 1971
By:
J. J.
| Lowell, Florida
The program reaches inside prison walls to light up a lost life
Come with Me on My Rounds. . .
February 1971
By:
R. L.
| Pasadena, California
A hard night's duty in a hospital that cares for suffering alcoholics brings deeper understanding and respect
Slips and Human Nature
June 1969
By:
Willliam Duncan Silkworth, MD
Originally published in the Grapevine for January 1947, this work has become a classic in AA literature
What Am I Here For?
May 1969
By:
Anonymous
| California
Four years of 'dubious sobriety' paid off when she learned what she really wanted out of AA
The Name-droppers
April 1969
By:
T. W. (Robbie)
| Alexandria, Va.
After twenty years, he recalls 'a condition of panic' and how AA found a roundabout way to deliver the message
40-hour Marathon Meetings
March 1968
By:
Anonymous
. . .The long hours in marathon bid fair to open the heart. . .
Are You Powerless over Money?
August 1967
By:
M. U. and R. U.
| Boulder, Colorado
This couple was--and long after they sobered up they decided to do something about it
Shared Experience
October 1993
Some time ago, a letter was received at the US/Canada AA General Service Office from a dually addicted AA member who had already contacted the GSO where she was living, but wanted some additional information about starting a dual addiction meeting. Here i
Tradition Eight
August 1992
By:
Bill W.
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. (from the July 1948 Grapevine)
Tradition Two
February 1992
By:
Bill W.
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority--a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. - from the January 1948 Grapevine
The Gift of Time
June 1991
By:
J. J.
| Dover, Pennsylvania
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, six more AAs share their thoughts on this topic, so vital to AA's future.