60 Reasons to Love the Concepts!
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Jeff B.
| New Jersey
A past delegate from New Jersey celebrates the 60th Anniversary of our Twelve Concepts for World Service.
Glad we took the steps
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Duncan M.
| Poway, Calif.
I pointed to the AA sign and said, “Let’s go up there” My dad said, “Oh, no.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
When we got home, I told my mother about this and she remarked, “Oh yes, your father needs to go up there.”
The things They don’t tell you
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Alex J.
| Sedgwick, Kan.
Why was everybody repeating these slogans that didn’t make any sense? “Just hold on”, they said. “You’ll see”
Letter from the Editor
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
Why the Hurry?
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Tom B.
| Hermosa Beach, Calif.
At an intersection, a sober dad is reminded that it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Time to take the foot off the gas
The Highest form of prayer
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
J. V.
| Aspen, Colo.
Meditation is my new daily “fix.” When I meditate, I ask God questions. I keep it simple, and I listen for his answers. It blows my mind!
Letter from the Editor
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
The crying sky
November 2021
| Prayer and Meditation
By:
Joe M.
| Los Altos Hills, Calif.
How living in the present moment helps an atheist connect with prayer
At Peace with the World
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
Jason B.
| Denver, Colo.
Just when he needed to dive back in the program and help someone, he met an old boxer named Jake
The Old Umbrella
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tom A.
| Akron, Ohio
Can you go out in the rain without getting wet? He certainly tried hard enough
The Only Requirement
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Robert M.
At his first meeting, Tradition Three spoke his name loud and clear
The Importance of a Phone Call
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tomas C.
| Albuquerque, NM
He made his last drunken phone call to the man who became his sponsor
Letter from the Editor
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
The Saving Grace of Gratitude
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Karen B.
| Greensboro, N.C.
Two decades of sobriety later, she gives thanks as naturally as breathing
Staying in the day
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Judy M.
| Leander T, exas
At night I reflect on my day and do an inventory of my “wins.” I focus on instances when I was kind, generous or gave someone a hand.
No worshipping for me
October 2016
The light of the stars
October 2016
Standing there waiting for his ride to work, a beginner looks up at the dawn sky—and discovers in the morning stars a gift of light, awareness, and self-knowledge.
Chasing The Monsters Away
September 2016
Drunkenly putting his son to bed, he passed on three generations of alcoholism in a single breath—until AA helped him break the cycle.
One for Mom and one for Harv
July 2016
A family passes down the gratitude for all Alcoholics Anonymous has given them.
Hope is the Thing With Feathers
July 2016
Newly sober and feeling like she couldn’t go on anymore, she found an isolated cabin, a beautiful lake, and a gift of hope from the sky
Taking the Right Step
July 2016
She struggled with accepting a Higher Power, until a crisis from her drinking days came back to haunt her, and she truly took Step Three
Letter from the Editor
April 2016
Beyond the Badge
March 2016
After years of stress and alcohol abuse, she left the force, but not her dedication to service
A Beautiful Day for a Ride
February 2016
Letter from the Editor
February 2016
Letter from the Editor
January 2016
The Quantum Physics of AA
January 2016
Amongst the subatomic particles of life, he found a higher power
Letter from the Editor
November 2015
The Hiding Place
November 2015
His wife would never think to look in the woodpile. Then he got caught red-handed
