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Where are the Newcomers?

May 2022 | 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By: Victoria F. | Princeton, N.J.
A member wonders if her group could explore some new ways to fulfill its primary purpose

From the Streets to the Rooms

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Jennifer M. | Mobile, Ala
Homeless and at her first AA meeting, she was hoping to get kicked out—until she read the Steps on the wall…

Tradition 1: The Head Drunk

January 2008
By: W.H. | Pittsfield, Massachusetts
A long-timer reflects on unity, recovery, and service

The Peter Principle

April 1996
By: Anna A. | Gulf Shores, Alabama
A sober mother gets a call from the son she gave up for adoption

Anonymity and the Social Networks

An AA discovers a way in which her anonymity is threatened by an online social group

Following the Traditions

April 1967
By: The Editors
Dead-Letter Anonymity

Alice in the Wonderland of AA

October 1953
By: Elizabeth B. | Front Royal

Tradition 4: From the Bottom Up

April 2008
By: Dave R. | Manchester, New Hampshire
How change really happens

Basking in the Joy

A long-time member celebrates the fellowship of his daily home group

The Great Escape

March 2020 | Puzzled
By: S.V. | Farmington, N.H.
Drunk, on a mission, she had to get somewhere fast. But it turns out her destination was the train to AA

The Last Stop On The Block

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: G.S. | Kansas City, Mo.
His last stop was his first step toward sobriety

Angel in the Liquor Store

October 2011
By: Michele K. | Columbus, Ohio
Ph.D.s don't matter if you can't get enough box wine

The Persistence of Delusion

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Tom F. | Fort Bragg, Calif.
He was certain he could control his drinking through willpower alone. Fifty years passed before he got sober….

In the Rest of Our Affairs:

February 2000
By: Rogelia M. V.
Two presentations from the World Service Meeting, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in October of 1998

Intellect and the Disease of Alcoholism

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Bart H. | Reno, Nev.
Floundering after 15 dry years, he decided to stop thinking and start believing

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Learning the Meaning of Love

July 1984
By: P. B. | Columbia, South Carolina

From the Doss-house to the Penthouse

An AA in Scotland recounts his journey into sobriety

The Arena

April 1950
By: O.C. | Collingswood, New Jersey
In answer to L. R. of Chicago

A Trip to the Hospital

February 2013
By: Anonymous

The Light of Reason

June 1979
By: F. C. | Hawthorne, California
The Big Book opened his eyes to

Luck of the Irish

June 2018
By: Anonymous
If you’re very far from home and desperate enough, finding a meeting in Ireland can be quite remarkable

Still Running the Show

August 1997
By: Karen R. | Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Three AAs Who Were Lucky Enough To Get Back

THE DOCTORS'S VIEW

July 1953
By: Anon | Springfield, Illinois
A DOCTOR ANSWERS AN IMPORTANT LETTER

The Car Thief

January 2014
By: Gym C. | Los Angeles, California
Panic set in as he called the police. Someone had stolen his car—and everyone at work had to know

AA Around the World: Island in the Sun

May 2011
By: Tony H. | St. Michael
Celebrating a half-century of AA history in Barbados

The Real Thing

February 2001

One Foot in Front of the Other

September 1994
By: Kay P. | Beaumont, Texas

Under The Influence

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Emily B. St. | George, Utah
Replacing the bottle with a loving Higher Power

Out of the Woods

January 2025 | Spirituality and Prayer
By: Paul O. | Forest Park, Illinois
A newcomer searching for a Higher Power connects with something big and furry and gets a beautiful lesson about belief

I've Stuck It for Ninety Days

November 1966
By: W. B.
Interim report to fellow newcomers

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Grapevine Daily Quote May 24, 2018

“Simplicity, devotion, steadfastness, and loyalty; these, we remembered, were the hallmarks of character which Dr. Bob had well implanted in so many of us.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1950, “We Came of Age”, The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote August 3, 2018

“I think my Higher Power stepped in and started leading me out of the alcoholic life, as I seemed incapable of doing it on my own.”

“A Real War Story,” Alexandria, Virginia, April 2002, Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
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Quote November 30, 2015

“As I continue to see the inherent worth and dignity in every human being, I will continue to live on a more level playing field with everybody.”

hreveport, La., August 2012 “The Need to Go Deeper” AA Grapevine
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Quote December 15, 2015

"With a recovering alcoholic, action has to come before understanding and faith ... We have to act our way to right thinking, rather than the reverse."

New York, N,Y., January 1968 "What About This 24-Hour Plan?" Best of Grapevine, Volume 1
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Quote March 26 2016

“Spiritual growth and experiences are not limited to orthodox believers in a deity, any more than the disease of alcoholism is limited to skid-row bums.”

Casper, Wyo., September 1969 From: “Is ‘Agnostic’ a Nasty Word?” AA Grapevine
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Quote March 30, 2016

“It is out of our discussions, our differences of opinion, our daily experiences, and our general consent that the true answers must finally come.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1945 From: “’Rules’ Dangerous but Unity Vital” The Language of the Heart
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Quote April 6, 2016

“Sobriety does interesting things to the mind – clears it up some, lets a bit of honesty and truth filter in, and begins to demand reality.”

Pompano Beach, Fla., June 1978 “It Takes What It Takes” Step By Step
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Quote April 28, 2016

“Emotional and instinctual satisfactions, I saw, were really the extra dividends of having love, offering love, and expressing a love appropriate to each relation of life.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958 “The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety” The Language of the Heart
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Quote May 24, 2016

“Simplicity, devotion, steadfastness, and loyalty; these, we remembered, were the hallmarks of character which Dr. Bob had well implanted in so many of us.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1950 “We Came of Age” The Language of the Heart
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Quote April 22, 2015

“If I am to have a share of those promises enumerated in the AA book, there is a price I must pay. That price is destruction of self-centeredness.”

Tulsa, Okla.July 1978 “The Power of the Program,” Spiritual Awakenings
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Quote June 23, 2015

"Emotional and instinctual satisfactions, I saw, were really the extra dividends of having love, offering love, and expressing love appropriate to each relation of life."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958 "The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety" The Language of the Heart
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Quote November 30

"As I continue to see the inherent worth and dignity in every human being, I will continue to live on a more level playing field with everybody."

Shreveport, La., August 2012 From: "The Need to Go Deeper" AA Grapevine
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Quote December 15, 2012

“With a recovering alcoholic, action has to come before understanding and faith ... We have to act our way to right thinking, rather than the reverse.”

New York, N.Y., January 1968 From: “What About This 24-Hour Plan?” Best of Grapevine, Volume 1
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Quote March 26, 2013

“Spiritual growth and experiences are not limited to orthodox believers in a deity, any more than the disease of alcoholism is limited to skid-row bums.”

Casper, Wyo., September 1969 From: “Is ‘Agnostic’ a Nasty Word?” AA Grapevine
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Quote March 30, 2013

“It is out of our discussions, our differences of opinion, our daily experiences, and our general consent that the true answers must finally come.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1945 From: “’Rules’ Dangerous but Unity Vital” The Language of the Heart
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