Meditation
April 1974
By:
Anonymous
| California
Here are step-by-step directions that can help you find the way
Let This Faith Be Ours
August 1973
By:
Sam S.
| Richmond, Virginia
Loners all over the world bring new dimensions to our own understanding
Which Ones Will Land Among the Lushes?
November 1971
By:
J. T., D.D.S.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Some people just drink. Others will be driven to drink
From Pink Cloud to Pain and Panic
April 1971
By:
J. C.
| Topeka, Kansas
Pain is a warning that something is wrong--and that we need to do something about it
My Name Is Jeanne
December 1970
By:
J. D.
| Grandview, Manitoba
Now, when she says she is an alcoholic Indian, she's proud of it
Anatomy of a Slip
November 1970
By:
Jim McL.
| Goshen, New York
Things might have been different if I had said the exact words I wished said to me
The Willow Tree of Willingness
Reflecting upon a speaking engagement, she recognized the key to her spirituality
Bringing out the Real Me
After years of sober dating, he learned how to have a relationship with himself and his Higher Power
It Ain't Necessarily So. . .
May 1969
By:
I. F.
| Cape Cod, Massachusetts
A long-time member speaks up about certain generalizations she hears at meetings
Animal Crackers
December 1968
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The birds and the beasts have their own peculiar characteristics--but he took on the characters of practically all of them
Dr. Bob: The Man and The Physician
September 1978
By:
J. G.
| Ohio
An appreciation of our co-founder, written soon after his death in 1950 and published here for the first time
Watch What You Pray For!
June 1978
By:
T. McG.
| Lincoln Park, Michigan
There was one thing he wanted more than anything else
AA Meeting. . .in a Bar?
September 1976
By:
S. H.
| Thousand Oaks, California
Even the active drinkers enjoyed this special Mother's Day program
The Free Spirit
May 1976
By:
Louise A.
| Valley Stream, New York
Strange as it seems, our surrender can become our personal declaration of independence
Magic Without Tricks
January 1976
By:
R. P.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The miracle of recovery comes from hard work
Steps to Understanding
January 1976
By:
B. L.
| Easton, Maryland
We can go back over the Twelve Steps again and again, and learn something new each time
Inner Story
August 1975
By:
P. M.
| Greenwich, Connecticut
The ravages of alcoholism cannot be measured in pints or quarts
Gift of Faith
April 1975
By:
Father Bill P.
| Seattle, Washington
An AA priest finds our AA faith a continuing source of strength
Just One and You're Hooked
September 1974
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
How Professor Winkley hit skid row
A Plea of 'Not Guilty'
August 1974
By:
Tim S.
| Manhattan, New York
Arguing the case for a "no fault" verdict on past insanities
Me? the Best Pal I Ever Had?
January 1974
By:
L. E. L.
| Sonoma, California
She was scared of that Fourth Step inventory--it might mean making some changes
Release from Fear
August 1970
By:
D. A. S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Pretension and willfulness cannot hurt us when we are anonymous