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Quote May 21, 2014

“I can recognize that I’m caught up in my will when I desperately struggle to slam a square peg into a round hole. That’s the time for me to back off and trust that God’s will is far better than mine.”

           

Elloree, S.C., November 2013 “Square Peg, Round Hole,” AA Grapevine
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Grapevine Daily Quote August 24, 2019

“There is very little in life that I must personally handle or that someone else couldn't do as well. On the other hand, no one else in the world can take my place at my meetings.”

“Distilled Spirits,” Washington Township, New Jersey, AA Grapevine
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Quote August 24, 2014

“There is very little in life that I must personally handle or that someone else couldn't do as well. On the other hand, no one else in the world can take my place at my meetings.”

Washington Township, New Jersey “Distilled Spirits,” AA Grapevine

Grapevine Daily Quote August 24, 2017

“There is very little in life that I must personally handle or that someone else couldn't do as well. On the other hand, no one else in the world can take my place at my meetings.”

Washington Township, N.J. “Distilled Spirits,”AA Grapevine
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Quote February 17, 2015

“What keeps me sober and serene is the very act of letting go of resentments, self-pity, fear of others, and whatever else keeps my thoughts going in circles about myself.”

Galveston, Texas, September 1995“The Uncertainty Principle,”Spiritual Awakenings II
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Grapevine Daily Quote February 17, 2018

“What keeps me sober and serene is the very act of letting go of resentments, self-pity, fear of others, and whatever else keeps my thoughts going in circles about myself.”

Galveston, TX, September 1995 “The Uncertainty Principle,” Spiritual Awakenings II
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Grapevine Daily Quote March 5, 2019

“I still don’t have answers for all the eternal questions, like why bad things happen to good people, or why babies die. But I have found that life works better when I focus more on how I am contributing to God’s world than musing about what he is or is not doing in mine.”

“The Scoop,” Woodinville, Washington, November 2013, AA Grapevine
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Quote March 5 2014

"I still don't have answers for all the eternal questions, like why bad things happen to good people, or why babies die. But I have found that life works better when I focus more on how I am contributing to God's world than musing about what he is or is not doing in mine."

Woodinville, Wash., November 2013 "The Scoop" AA Grapevine
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Quote March 5, 2017

“I still don’t have answers for all the eternal questions, like why bad things happen to good people, or why babies die. But I have found that life works better when I focus more on how I am contributing to God’s world than musing about what he is or is not doing in mine.”

Woodinville, Washington, November 2013 “The Scoop” AA Grapevine
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Up, Up & Away

May 2026 | How the steps changed my life
By: Sara B. | Newton Square, Pennsylvania
At 69, with 28 years sober, a brave, determined member discovers rock climbing is remarkably like doing the Steps

We’re in This Together

August 2025 | Atheist & Agnostic Members
By: Ron B. | Costa Mesa, California
One member shares why he joins in with his group’s prayers rather than rebel and be different

Stepping Back Into AA

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Fred F. | Albany, N.Y.
Going through—rather than running away---makes all the difference

Hold Me Safe

November 2022 | Fun in Sobriety
By: Ronald H. | Memphis, Tenn.
A dream, a storm and a letter to his dad helped him find his way to Step Two

Trial by fire

February 2022 | Getting Through Tough Times
By: Carol M. | Santa Rosa, Calif.
What’s the first thing you do when you lose your home and all your belongings? Her answer was simple—AA

What Would Make Me Go Back?

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Leslie R. | Palm Harbor, Fla.
As her mother fought cancer, she was recovering from alcoholism. They did it together

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Ferrara 2011

Web Exclusives | Grapevine Online Exclusives
By: Leslie C. | Walnut Creek, Calif.
A meeting in Italy pairs a US agnostic with the one person in the room who needs her the most

Sinking ship

August 2023 | AA in the Military
By: Steve C. | Palm Coast, Florida
In the Coast Guard, he couldn’t keep his head above water. But once he dropped anchor in AA, his life got back on course

Chapter by chapter

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By: Chris P. | Edmonton, Alberta
A Canadian member shares his love for the book that changed his life—all three versions!

Full of grace

October 2018
By: D.G. | San Diego, California
Through the wonder of showbiz, a sponsee learns about love, service and following her dreams

Still Powerless

March 2015
By: Jennifer C. | Bend, Oregon
Her relapse began many years before she ordered a glass of wine in the restaurant

Dear Grapevine

March 2014

Finding Walter

December 2006
By: Walter S. | Sacramento, California
A violent drunk wonders if he's too damaged for help

Wonder Woman Comes Home

February 2006
By: Margaret E. | Columbia, South Carolina
A hellion surrenders

A Thousand Tiny Acts

February 2000
By: Peter E. | Manhattan, New York

Russian Roulette

June 1993
By: Michael M. | Fort McMurray, Alberta

Co-founder of AA testifies

November 1969
By: F. A. F. | Bethesda, Maryland
One Giant Leap"--Senate Concern with Alcoholism

How Are We Doing?

July 1952
By: Anonymous | Scarsdale, New York

No House, No Dog

February 2016
The tough choices she made in early sobriety paid off in a most beautiful way

Story Archive: A Bunch of Phonies

April 2011
By: R. R. | Chicago Ridge, Illinois
He found hope and learned willingness

NO ACCIDENT

January 2010
By: MIKE T. | Prince George, British Columbia
A teenager calls AA for help and is twelfth-stepped by his friend's father

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