Fighting the Dragon of Procrastination
October 1997
By:
W. H.
| New York, New York
Step 10 - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
The Words Didn't Matter
May 1985
By:
E. E.
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
After a shattering loss, the healing love of AA friends brought peace
The Heart Attack
March 1975
By:
W. H.
| West Palm Beach, Florida
After years of sobriety, the Serenity Prayer helps him accept a whole new set of things he cannot change
The Tow-wheeled Tranquilizer
November 1968
By:
Chuck H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
He whizzes or wanders from point A to point B and gathers good along the way
P.S. From the Editor
August 1961
Pivot for Change
April 1967
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
<emphasis type="italic">Step Discussion</emphasis> <lb<emphasis type="italic">Step Eleven:</emphasis> Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="italic">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for
Twelve Steps and the Older Member
June 1955
By:
J.E.
| Bronxville, New York
Step Six: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character
Grabbing the Gold
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Curt W.
| Lake Stevens, Wash.
He always dreamed of having his own boat and crabbing all day in the sun. In sobriety his dream came true and more
AA Around the World
April 1959
By:
Les S.
| Melbourne
YOUR WISDOM IS NEEDED, OLDTIMER - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by GSO.
AA Around the World
May 1958
By:
H. R.
| Santurce
GIVE AND TAKE <lbNews, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by GSH
The Difference Between Drunk and Sober
January 2020
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Judith K.
| San Francisco, Calif.
The difference between active alcoholism and sobriety? Like night and day
The Woman In Red
April 2007
By:
Janell H.
| Snohomish, Washington
So <emphasis type="underline">that's</emphasis> what an alcoholic looks like
A Time For Acceptance
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
V.T.
| San Diego, Calif.
The mother of an essential worker shares how AA helps her stay sane and grateful during a pandemic
The Year I Needed Santa
December 2011
By:
P.S.
| Phoenix, Arizona
An unexpected encounter in a neighbor's yard helps a woman get her gratitude game back
Go Mow the Lawn
October 2011
By:
Kitty B.
| Carmel, California
Once she grabbed the tools, she became the person she was meant to be
The rise and fall of Mr. $
February 2011
By:
Kelly K.
| Newport Beach, California
All the money in Fort Knox couldn’t keep him sober