This Beautiful Planet
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
Steve N.
| Simi Valley, California
I Used To Think I Was In Control
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By:
David R.
| Boulder, CO
He took a tumble but landed on his feet in AA
Get To A Meeting
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By:
Julia A.
| Chico, Calif.
Finding your address on Happy Destiny Road
Forgiving Dad
July 2022
| The Annual Prison Issue
By:
Troy J.
| Boscobel, Wis.
I couldn’t understand why, if he loved me, he continued to abandon me. After I got involved in AA in here and worked the Steps, I found the answer.
There Is A Better Way to Live
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By:
Taylor S.
| Anchorage, Alaska
He found sobriety—and life—in the Big Book
Keeping a lid on it
September 2021
| Young & Sober!
By:
Norm H.
| Cary, N.C.
My sponsor got a chuckle out of my first reaction to the over-stuffed garbage can. I was once again reminded that if I learn to laugh at myself, I can have a lifetime of entertainment.
Distracted
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Don S.
| Alexandria, Va.
He was feeling disconnected and losing interest in his virtual meetings. That’s when he came up with a plan
Not Part Of Our Plan
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By:
Elizabeth G. and Casey O.
| Sacramento, Calif.
When unexpected news arrived for an AA couple, the program was a life-saver
10 things I wish I’d known
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Dan C.
| New York, N.Y.
If I can quiet my mind for just long enough and just shut up for a second, something better always crystallizes. I don’t need what I thought I needed.
That Imaginary Line
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Rosemary P.
| Waynesboro, Va.
Tradition Three gave this Al-Anon member enough time to listen and see that she too belonged
Hurtful words
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Sam M.
| Greensboro, North Carolina
Is it time to expand the scope of how our words might harm one another?
A God Of My Understanding
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Kevin K.
| Round Rock, Texas
His perception of God may be a little bit different, but he believes in Alcoholics Anonymous before everything else
No coffee just love
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Michael L.
| Long Beach, California
Step Twelve
March 2018
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Ky.
Seeking a way to stay in the present moment, rather than lamenting yesterday and fearing tomorrow, he discovers Step Twelve
Fault-finding
September 1975
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
When we cannot suffer others, we are the ones who suffer
Thank You, Casper
July 1969
By:
Anonymous
| Boston, Massachusetts
Hurt, frightened, confused, she found help through her Higher Power, whom she chose to call Casper
40-hour Marathon Meetings
March 1968
By:
Anonymous
. . .The long hours in marathon bid fair to open the heart. . .
People Are like People
January 1961
By:
Anon.
| New York City
We continue to take a personal inventory because all we can really change is OURSELVES
An Easier, Softer Way
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By:
Kevin P.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
Walking into his first AA meeting turned out to be a lot easier than a lifetime of drinking
Shackled By This Disease
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By:
Justin C.
| Winnabow, N.C.
In jail, but finally free, he discovers the 12 Steps
Who I Really Am
March 2021
| Making Amends
By:
Andy A.
| St. Peters, Mo.
Being reminded of the man he never wants to be again keeps this father on the path of a good life
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Anonymous
| Amherst, Mass.
A perfect depiction of why “meeting-makers make it”
Gettin' busy
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Tom C.
| La Salle, Illinois
A newcomer leaps back into life and becomes a much more interesting guy
Not From Here
May 2017
By:
Fobby N.
| Springfield, Virginia
The love in the rooms helps a young Pakistani alcoholic see that he’s not as unique as he thought