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Service Fanatic?

August 1981
By: E. O. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Young people's conferences helped him find new meaning in the program

As Good As it Gets

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By: Greg S. | Anthony, New Mexico

In Good Hands

April 1994
By: Orville G. | Toronto, Ontario

Being Of Service

September 2003
By: K.B. | Myers Flat, California

In Good Hands

November 1994
By: Anonymous | York Harbor, Me.

A Lifetime of Service

July 1991
By: Dan J. | Maryknoll, New York
Step Seven

Action Is Service

May 1977
By: W. C. | Jalisco
He served alone for eleven weeks and on the twelfth a new group was born

First the Bad News, Then the Good News

July 2003
By: Joe D. | Elko, Nevada
A radio man survives seventeen months in prison and five months back in life by doing the unthinkable: he asks for help

Simple & good

May 2017
By: Ames S. | New York, New York
With a bit of mustard, one member orders up a hot dog just like he does his sobriety

A Good Look--Backward

June 1957
By: Anonymous | Virginia

Decade of Service

May 1960
By: Lyb

Service Solution

February 2005
By: Ward B. | Boulder, Colorado
One AA's formula for sobriety

Service in Sobriety

Being of service at the group level and beyond helped this AA to carry the message

Report on the 54th General Service Conference

September 2004

Lunch & service

August 2017
By: Alex M. | Louisville, Kentucky
When she took out her sandwich, he got to see what a special worker she was

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Service Fanatic?

August 1981
By: E. O. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Young people's conferences helped him find new meaning in the program

As Good As it Gets

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By: Greg S. | Anthony, New Mexico

In Good Hands

April 1994
By: Orville G. | Toronto, Ontario

Being Of Service

September 2003
By: K.B. | Myers Flat, California

In Good Hands

November 1994
By: Anonymous | York Harbor, Me.

A Lifetime of Service

July 1991
By: Dan J. | Maryknoll, New York
Step Seven

Action Is Service

May 1977
By: W. C. | Jalisco
He served alone for eleven weeks and on the twelfth a new group was born

First the Bad News, Then the Good News

July 2003
By: Joe D. | Elko, Nevada
A radio man survives seventeen months in prison and five months back in life by doing the unthinkable: he asks for help

Simple & good

May 2017
By: Ames S. | New York, New York
With a bit of mustard, one member orders up a hot dog just like he does his sobriety

A Good Look--Backward

June 1957
By: Anonymous | Virginia

Decade of Service

May 1960
By: Lyb

Service Solution

February 2005
By: Ward B. | Boulder, Colorado
One AA's formula for sobriety

Service in Sobriety

Being of service at the group level and beyond helped this AA to carry the message

Report on the 54th General Service Conference

September 2004

Lunch & service

August 2017
By: Alex M. | Louisville, Kentucky
When she took out her sandwich, he got to see what a special worker she was

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The War Within

Magazine Issue February 2026 | Topics Personal Stories

Letter from the Editor

Magazine Issue February 2026 | Topics Letters from Readers (Dear Grapevine)

The Ride of My Life

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics Service/Into Action

The Spirit of Unity

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics Fellowship

Adding Up the Days

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics None

It Was the Laughter

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics None

Letter from the Editor

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics Letters from the Editor

The Role of a Lifetime

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics Personal Stories

End of the Road

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics Personal Stories

The Visitor

Magazine Issue January 2026 | Topics Personal Stories

Remedy for a Lonely Holiday

Magazine Issue December 2025 | Topics Fun in Sobriety

2:00 AM at the Alkathon

Magazine Issue December 2025 | Topics Fun in Sobriety

Letter from the Editor

Magazine Issue December 2025 | Topics Letters from the Editor

Stories by the Lake

Magazine Issue November 2025 | Topics Homegroup/Meetings

“Don’t Get Too Far from the Boys in the Ward”

Magazine Issue November 2025 | Topics Oldtimers AA History

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SERENITY IN THE SIERRAS

Date
July 14, 2011 - July 17, 2011

South Lake Tahoe, CA: Serenity in the Sierras. [email protected]

Serenity in the Sierra

Date
July 12, 2012 - July 15, 2012

South Lake Tahoe, CA: Serenity in the Sierra.    [email protected]

SOBRIETY UNDER THE SUN

Date
May 13, 2011 - May 15, 2011

 

 Morgan City, LA: Sobriety Under The Sun. 2515 Maple St., Morgan City, LA 70380

Sobriety by the Sea

Date
September 23, 2011 - September 25, 2011

Crescent City, CA: Sobriety by the Sea. Box 871, Crescent City, CA 95531  [email protected] 

Serenity by the Lake

Date
September 30, 2011 - October 2, 2011

Page, AZ: Serenity by the Lake. Box 2114, Page, AZ 86040

 [email protected]    www.pageaa.org

Fellowship in the Pines

Date
September 30, 2011 - October 2, 2011

Smithville, TX: Fellowship in the Pines. 222 Cedar Lane, Cedar Creek, TX 78612

 [email protected]     www.fellowshipinthepines.org 

WI: Recovery On The River

Date
October 4, 2019 - October 6, 2019
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Recovery On The River.     www.recoveryontheriver.com

Summer Serenity at the Beach

Date
August 31, 2018 - September 3, 2018
Location
Miramar Beach, Florida

Summer Serenity at the Beach.       www.summerserenityatthebeach.com

Fellowship of the Spirit South

Date
April 8, 2016 - April 10, 2016
Location
Lafayette, Louisiana

Fellowship of the Spirit South.     www.fotssouth.com

Serenity in the Scenic City

Date
August 19, 2016 - August 21, 2016
Location
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Serenity in the Scenic City.    www.serenityinthesceniccity.org

Meeting on the River XXIX

Date
July 15, 2016 - July 17, 2016
Location
Marietta, Ohio

Meeting on the River XXIX.     www.meetingontheriver.com

Springtime in the Ozarks Convention

Date
April 14, 2016 - April 17, 2016
Location
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Springtime in the Ozarks Convention.      www.nwarkaa.org

Serenity in the Scenic City

Date
August 28, 2015 - August 30, 2015
Location
Chattanooga, Tennesse

Serenity in the Scenic City.       www.serenityinthesceniccity.com

Sobriety by the Sea Rally

Date
September 25, 2015 - September 27, 2015
Location
Crescent City, California

Sobriety by the Sea Rally.        [email protected]

Bill & Bob Tis' the Season

Date
December 1, 2017 - December 3, 2017
Location
St. Michaels, Maryland

Bill & Bob Tis' the Season.      [email protected]

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Grapevine Daily Quote August 14, 2019

“Let all of us AAs, whether we be trustees, editors, secretaries, janitors, or cooks -- or just members -- ever recall the unimportance of wealth and authority as compared with the vast import of our brotherhood, love, and service.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1947, “Will AA Ever Have a Personal Government?”, The Language of the Heart
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Quote March 27, 2015

“I used to be a champ at unrealistic self-appraisal. I wanted to look only at the part of my life which seemed good.”


AA Co-Founder, Bill W., June 1961 “Humility for Today,” The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote August 29, 2019

“Learning is the very essence of humility. The two walk hand in hand. Humility, as I see it, grows out of an urge to learn from everyone and everything.”

“Distilled Spirits,” Walnut Creek, California, May 1988, AA Grapevine
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Quote August 29, 2014

“Learning is the very essence of humility. The two walk hand in hand. Humility, as I see it, grows out of an urge to learn from everyone and everything.”

Walnut Creek, California, May 1988 “Distilled Spirits,” AA Grapevine

Grapevine Daily Quote August 29, 2017

“Learning is the very essence of humility. The two walk hand in hand. Humility, as I see it, grows out of an urge to learn from everyone and everything.”

Walnut Creek, Calif., May 1988“Distilled Spirits,” AA Grapevine
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Grapevine Daily Quote July 24, 2018

“At my very first AA meeting ... I heard words of love, understanding and compassion ... I believe the hand of God reached down at that meeting and healed me. For from that day thirty-eight years ago to this, I have not had a desire to drink or escape from reality again.”

“From Handcuffs to Hope,” Royal Palm Beach, Florida, February 2001, Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
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Quote July 24 2013

"At my very first AA meeting ... I heard words of love, understanding and compassion ... I believe the hand of God reached down at that meeting and healed me. For from that day thirty-eight years ago to this, I have not had a desire to drink or escape from reality again."

Royal Palm Beach, Fla., February 2001 "From Handcuffs to Hope" Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
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Quote June 26, 2015

"If we follow our Traditions, we will survive and, I hope, grow. The Traditions tell us to serve—not govern; to attract—not promote; to carry the message—not force it on anyone; to keep the three legacies alive: recovery, unity, and service. These are our lifelines."

Raleigh, N.C., January 2000 "Keeping Recovery Alive" I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA
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Grapevine Daily Quote November 24, 2019

“In this moment, regardless of what happened before or what may happen tomorrow, what is the very best thing I can possibly do, right now?”

Santa Monica, California, May 2007, “A Life Without Problems,”, No Matter What
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Quote November 24, 2014

“In this moment, regardless of what happened before or what may happen tomorrow, what is the very best thing I can possibly do, right now?”

Santa Monica, Calif., May 2007 “A Life Without Problems,” No Matter What
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Grapevine Daily Quote November 24, 2017

“In this moment, regardless of what happened before or what may happen tomorrow, what is the very best thing I can possibly do, right now?”

Santa Monica, Calif., May 2007“A Life Without Problems,”No Matter What
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Quote October 11, 2015

“As long as I am willing to do what I am called to do in any given moment and to abandon the effort to control the results of my actions, then I am following the path that my Higher Power – call it God, Good Orderly Direction, the soul, the life force, or anything else – has set out for me.”

Thompson, Pa., March 1997 “A Remarkable Sensation” AA Grapevine
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Quote October 11 2012

"As long as I am willing to do what I am called to do in any given moment and to abandon the effort to control the results of my actions, then I am following the path that my Higher Power – call it God, Good Orderly Direction, the soul, the life force, or anything else – has set out for me."

Thompson, Pa., March 1997From: "A Remarkable Sensation" AA Grapevine
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Quote April 6 2014

“The good news is that anyone can become an old-timer if they’re willing to be willing to change and follow some direction.”

Menifee, California, July 2011 “A Matter of Time,” AA Grapevine
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Quote April 6, 2017

“The good news is that anyone can become an old-timer if they’re willing to be willing to change and follow some direction.”

Menifee, Calif., July 2011 “A Matter of Time,” AA Grapevine
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