Quote March 8, 2015
“Worry saps me of the energy that I need for today.”
May 2012 “Say the Magic Words,” AA Grapevine
Four Simple Words
October 2011
By:
Jim S.
| New Brighton, Pennsylvania
A cherished AA slogan comforts a newly sober husband after the loss of his wife
A Horse Named Zachary
February 2004
By:
Amy G.
| West Hartford, Connecticut
He was nonjudgmental and deeply sympathetic
From Loathing to Love
July 1983
By:
J. D.
| Queens Village, New York
They were brother and sister, but never friends--until AA
Making Amends
December 1981
By:
P. M.
| Riverside, Illinois
The Twelve Steps give us a way to repair and rebuild the past
Dear Joe:
August 1956
The following letter was written by a member to his 26-year-old son, both of whom saw combat together in the late Korean conflict.
Quote January 11, 2016
“We organize our principles merely so that they can be better understood, and we continue so to organize our services that AA’s life-blood can be transfused into those who must otherwise die. That is the all-in-all of AA’s ‘organization.’ There can never be any more than this.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960 From: “’Let’s Keep It Simple...’ But How?” The Language of the Heart