Do You Believe in Life Insurance?
March 1954
By:
E. P.
| Hopewell
Reading is never a substitute for meetings but. . .
Our Old Ideas
August 1952
By:
L. M.
| Dominguez, California
What did they have to do with our drinking?
Guest Editorial: Do We Make Too Much of Anniversaries?
May 1949
By:
T.D.Y.
They Can Boomerang--and Often Do
Quote June 13, 2015
"Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can even begin."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., March 1962 "What Is Acceptance" Best of the Grapevine, Volume 1
Quote July 15, 2016
“It is very difficult to steer a parked car and make much progress toward any destination ... In short, I had to be going somewhere before I could be guided.”
Rochester, N.Y., October 1979 “Wrinkles in My Ego” Step By Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery
Quote July 15, 2015
“It is very difficult to steer a parked car and make much progress toward any destination ... In short, I had to be going somewhere before I could be guided.”
“Wrinkles in My Ego,” Rochester, N.Y., October 1979 Step By Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery
Quote July 15 2012
"It is very difficult to steer a parked car and make much progress toward any destination ... In short, I had to be going somewhere before I could be guided."
Rochester, NY, October 1979 From: "Wrinkles in My Ego" Step By Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery
80 reasons I love Grapevine
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Jeff W.
| Maplewood, New Jersey
To celebrate our 70th anniversary, 10 years ago an avowed Grape-nut shared 70 reasons he loved Grapevine. With the new apps, the podcast, Instagram and more, he had an easy time updating it to 80.
Solo Act
August 1983
By:
B. H.
| Newburgh, New York
First, he was a loner. Then, he played duets with booze. Finally, with AA and sobriety, he became part of the human race
Coming Full Circle
January 1979
By:
P. A.
| Belmont, California
Anger and resentment kept him on a disaster course--until he made amends
Now, About That Return to Social Drinking. . .
November 1974
By:
R. Z.
A visit to Professor Winkley's school proves instructive in a confusing sort of way - From the January 1966 Grapevine
Whaddya Mean, Unmanageable?
May 1973
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
Maybe a little problem here and there, but. . .
Sobriety Pays!
July 1969
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
But can you sell it like detergents and shaving cream?
About That Return to Social Drinking. . .
January 1966
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
A visit to Professor Winkley's School proves instructive in a confusing sort of way
Unpretty Past
October 1963
By:
L. H.
| Corpus Christi, Texas
After two relapses, I heard the AA talk that freed me for recovery in the present
Don't Forget
July 1963
By:
B. McD.
| Washington, D. C.
Your memories can help you maintain a happy sobriety
A Mother and a Miracle
January 1963
By:
Grateful Alcoholic
| Warwick, Rhode Island
She was getting close to the end of the line when it happened. . .
Fellowship Is an Art
April 1962
By:
J. F. D.
| McNeil Island, Washington
and breaking out of our isolation is one of the signs that we are growing up
A Twenty-four-hour Performer
June 1961
By:
B. P.
| Chappaqua, New York
This gal discovered only professionals are paid to act
Challenge of a Lifetime
May 1961
By:
M. W.
| Sherman Oaks, California
Each AA grows according to his answer