The People Principle
June 1987
By:
M. R.
| West Springfield, Massachusetts
We're all human--why pretend to be perfect?
. . . As the Result of These Steps
April 1984
By:
R. S.
| Norfolk, Virginia
On the following pages, six AAs tell us how they "came to believe
The Willow Tree of Willingness
Reflecting upon a speaking engagement, she recognized the key to her spirituality
The Sober-pill
August 1969
By:
M. U.
| Brighton, Colorado
Guaranteed instant sobriety--if they ever get it out of the laboratory. . .
Those Were the Years That Were
April 1968
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
And those were the years of the Lady Marchers, among other things. . .
Across the Editors Desk
July 1954
Other Subjects for Closed Meetings
May 1954
The Emancipation of N
January 1953
By:
N. L. B.
| Spartanburg, South Carolina
taking away the bottle didn't bring her freedom
What of the Last Half?
October 1949
By:
R.G.M.
| New York, New York
. . .and practice these principles in all our affairs.
My Lifeline to the World
May 2014
By:
Bonnie C.
| Tujunga, California
A deaf member gets help from her canine friends, but it’s AA that saves her sobriety
At the Candy Cane Ball
May 2014
By:
Julia G.
| Rockaway, New Jersey
From the beginning, it was clear that alcohol was going to be a problem
Dawn at the Rehab
February 2013
By:
Nancy S.
| Sweet Home, Oregon
She was angry and wanted nothing to do with God—until one frozen 5 a.m. smoke break
Interrupt the Rehearsal
January 2012
By:
David
| Cape Coral, Florida
A member realizes that constant ruminations may bring him closer to a drink
Too smart for AA?
April 2009
By:
Gary S.
| Primghar, Iowa
It took him years to get that he simply needed meetings
From the Gates of Insanity and Death
October 1996
Living in the "now," he is beginning to taste the rewards of application to the program of recovery
Peace With the Past
September 1995
By:
Anonymous
| Sheboygan, Wisconsin
STEP 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others