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The following article is actually a letter written to the General Service Office by a member of a group which had appealed to GSO for help in meeting the problem of finding new group leadership and membership.

If You’re Looking For A Place to Home

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By: Caroline P. | Riverside, Calif.

Coming into the program after twenty years of drinking, she was reborn—as herself

Carrying the Message

March 1967

By: J. K. | Astoria, New York

Practicing "these principles

Love, Death, and the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous

June 2001

By: Tom F. | Louisville, Kentucky

From the Grass Roots

April 1956

By: Aiden Mac S. | Cork Group

MY CREDITOR ! ! !

The Problems of a "Teen-aged" AA

September 1954

By: A. T. | New York City, New York

TO START THE BALL ROLLING ON A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF "AFTER SOBRIETY--WHAT?" (SEE AUGUST GRAPEVINE, "THE TWELVE STEPS AND THE OLDER MEMBER") WE ASKED AN OLD TIMER TO WRITE ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN AS WE GROW OLDER IN AA.

The scroll given to Sister may now be seen at Rosary Hall. This is the inscription:

August 1966

By: Bill W.

our everlasting gratitude

This ain’t the gourmet bean

February 2017

By: Dave S. | Las Vegas, Nevada

In the big cities

October 1967

By: D. R.

AH AH IN SAY AH

The AA Grapevine: A Glimpse of History

June 1994

By: Robert P. | Riverside, Connecticut

Order Of The Court

November 2007

By: Brian C. | St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin

A judge starts the ball rolling

The Hard Woman With the Soft Eyes

February 1983

By: B. C. | Los Angeles, California

The Revolving Door

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By: Jim H. | Norman, Okla.

Finding his way to sobriety

The Meaning of Love

September 2000

By: Les L. | Beausejour, Manitoba

Honk for "Easy Does It"

April 2014

By: Tamera K. | Sacramento, California

Her grandma would signal to pull over for coffee on her way to help a houseful of drunks

The Reward Is Great

April 1964

By: Pat H. | Vernon, British Columbia

Mail Call for All A.A.s at Home Or Abroad

January 1946

By: M.A.H. | Youngstown, Ohio

A Slip Is Hell

The Spiritual Substance

August 1981

By: D. H. | Wilmington, Delaware

A presentation to the 1981 General Service Conference

Mail Call for A.A.s at Home and Abroad

December 1948

By: R.B. | Nome, Alaska

Hearing The Message In A Grapevine Meeting

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By: Jeff B. | South Bound Brook, N.J and Tucson,, Ariz.

He hears it through the Grapevine, every Monday

Grapevine Daily Quote May 29, 2018

“Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa.”

“Tradition Five: What a Group ‘Ought’ to Be,” May 2006, AA Grapevine

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Quote February 24, 2015

“It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets.”

Tucson, Ariz., May 2004“The Fugitives,”Spiritual Awakenings II

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Quote October 12, 2016

“The temptations of riches could sometimes be worse than the pains of poverty.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., December 1957 “The Greatest Gift of All” The Language of the Heart

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Quote April 20, 2016

“The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1961 “This Matter of Honesty” The Language of the Heart

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Quote May 29, 2016

“Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa.”

May 2006 “Tradition Five: What a Group ‘Ought’ to Be” AA Grapevine

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Grapevine Daily Quote February 24, 2018

“It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets.”

Tucson, Ariz., May 2004 “The Fugitives,” Spiritual Awakenings II

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October 12, 2013

“The temptations of riches could sometimes be worse than the pains of poverty.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., December 1957 “The Greatest Gift of All” The Language of the Heart

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Quote May 29

Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa.

May 2006 "Tradition Five: What a Group 'Ought' to Be" AA Grapevine

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Quote April 20

"The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1961From: "This Matter of Honesty"The Language of the Heart

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Grapevine Daily Quote October 20, 2019

“The things that count cease being those that can be held in the hand and become only what can be held in the heart.”

North Hollywood, California, August 1982, “Savoring Our Sobriety,”, Emotional Sobriety

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Quote October 20 2014

"The things that count cease being those that can be held in the hand and become only what can be held in the heart."

North Hollywood, Calif., August 1982    "Savoring Our Sobriety,"     Emotional Sobriety

Quote October 4, 2015

“The more willing I become to admit it when I am wrong, the less often am I in the position of having to make such an admission.”

January 1967 “Not Under the Rug” AA Grapevine

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Quote June 9, 2015

"We in AA talk about crossing the invisible line into our alcoholism. What about crossing the invisible line into the program of Alcoholics Anonymous?"

Redwood City, Calif., April 1993 "The Invisible Line" Thank You for Sharing: Sixty Years of Letters to the AA Grapevine

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Grapevine Daily Quote October 20, 2017

“The things that count cease being those that can be held in the hand and become only what can be held in the heart.”

North Hollywood, Calif., August 1982“Savoring Our Sobriety,”Emotional Sobriety

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Quote October 4 2012

"The more willing I become to admit it when I am wrong, the less often am I in the position of having to make such an admission.”

January 1967From: “Not Under the Rug” AA Grapevine

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