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Gold Chip Sobriety?

A member questions the role chips and coins play in the program

AA Around the World

July 1958
By: Owen W. | Montana
LO! THE POOR INDIAN AA- 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 monthly by GSO

Who Gets the Most Sobriety?

March 1962
By: C. B. | Detroit, Michigan
there's a big difference between being dry and knowing the joy of the program

The Meaning of Success

February 1993
By: Tom H. | Napa, California

Carrying the Message

November 1965
By: P. A. H. | Oil City, Pennsylvania
For P.S.

Chain Reaction In the Pacific

October 1958
By: John D. | Okinawa

Alcoholism--A Legitimate Basis for Disability Retirement

July 1949
By: John J. Wittmer, M. D

From the Cave of the Fallen Angels

March 1975
By: E. S. | Manhattan, New York
The words and the phrases may vary from time to time, but the basic message of the AA experience goes on unchanged

Twelve Days

December 1993
By: Peter W. | Garrison, New York

Carrying the Message

December 1964
By: A. W. | Rochester, New York
On being useful

Sign of the Times

June 2015
By: Joe H. | New Westminster, British Columbia
A group in Canada struggles with change after a new member raises an uncomfortable question

Christmas Is Not the 4th of Nothin'

December 1956
By: L.A. | New York, New York

Out of the Doghouse

April 2012
By: Brenda N. | Lakemont, Georgia
After years of hiding booze and driving drunk, she made a phone call to save her life

The Launch Pad

March 2000
By: C.M. | Los Altos, California

From the Grass Roots

December 1956
By: New York | Port Washington, Long Island,
THOSE DRY ONES!

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The March 2012 Grapevine is Here

January 2012
In this month's special section, members share how they use new technology to help them get and stay sober

The October Issue of Grapevine Is Here!

In this month's special section, we feature stories highlighting the diversity of AA.

The July Issue of Grapevine Is Here!

This month, the magazine includes our annual special section on AA in Prison

From the Inside Out

July 2003
By: J. K. | Baltimore, Maryland
After the first AA prison convention, everything changed--even the length of his sentence

From the Grass Roots

January 1956
By: Hap | Palo Alto, California
AND TO "F. C. R.

Late night at the drive-thru

December 2013
By: Anonymous | Kelowna, British Columbia
A guy who answers the AA phones gets a different perspective at 3 a.m.

Carrying the Message

June 1972
By: J. B. | Minneapolis, Minnesota
A two-way street

Comment from the Convention

November 1960
By: A. S. | Long Beach, California
Among Those Present...

From the Grass Roots

November 1958
By: A. S. | Kokomo, Indiana
Thanks for the Privilege

From the Grass Roots

October 1958
By: A. F. L. | Copenhagen
The AA People

End of the road

April 2010
By: CHRIS M. | Buffalo, N.Y.
When his wife threatens to walk out, he goes to his first AA meeting

From the Grass Roots

September 1959
By: M. D. | Villa Park, Illinois
OUT IN THE OPEN

AA Around the World

July 1958
By: Helene C. | Brussels, Belgium
BRUSSELS IS READY - 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 monthly by GSO

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

November 1947
By: L.C.L. | Detroit, Michigan
Articles Enlightening

The Mongolian Adventure

March 2005
An interview with an attendee of the first AA Convention in Mongolia

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Quote March 18, 2016

“The mind will often drift away into daydreams, but patiently we turn our attention back to the truth and the reality of existence and experience, all as it is happening right now.”

New York, N.Y., April 1969 From: “Seeking Through Meditation” Best of Grapevine, Volume 1
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Quote March 18, 2013

“The mind will often drift away into daydreams, but patiently we turn our attention back to the truth and the reality of existence and experience, all as it is happening right now.”

New York, N.Y., April 1969 From: “Seeking Through Meditation” Best of Grapevine, Volume 1
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Grapevine Daily Quote February 10, 2019

“A vast communications net now covers the earth, even to its remotest reaches ... Nothing can matter more to the future welfare of AA than the manner in which we use this colossus of communication. Used unselfishly and well, the results can surpass our present imagination. Should we handle this great instrument badly, we shall be shattered by the ego demands of our own people -- often with the best of intention on their part.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., November 1960, “Freedom Under God: The Choice Is Ours”, The Language of the Heart
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Quote February 10 2014

"A vast communications net now covers the earth, even to its remotest reaches ... Nothing can matter more to the future welfare of AA than the manner in which we use this colossus of communication. Used unselfishly and well, the results can surpass our present imagination. Should we handle this great instrument badly, we shall be shattered by the ego demands of our own people -- often with the best of intention on their part."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., November 1960 From: "Freedom Under God: The Choice Is Ours" The Language of the Heart
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Quote February 10, 2017

“A vast communications net now covers the earth, even to its remotest reaches ... Nothing can matter more to the future welfare of AA than the manner in which we use this colossus of communication. Used unselfishly and well, the results can surpass our present imagination. Should we handle this great instrument badly, we shall be shattered by the ego demands of our own people -- often with the best of intention on their part.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., November 1960 “Freedom Under God: The Choice Is Ours” The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote January 11, 2019

“The most important thing AA has given me is the chance to get to know someone I never knew -- myself.”

“Getting to Know You -- I Mean Me,” Calgary, Alberta, December 1994, AA Grapevine
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Grapevine Daily Quote May 27, 2019

“I have learned in the program not to listen to the voice of my ego when it starts whispering things.”

“Uprooted,” Clayton, California, May 2012, AA Grapevine
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Grapevine Daily Quote April 11, 2019

“The most important thing AA has given me is the chance to get to know someone I never knew -- myself.”

“Getting to Know You -- I Mean Me,” Calgary, Alberta, December 1994, AA Grapevine
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Daily Quote January 11 2014

“The most important thing AA has given me is the chance to get to know someone I never knew -- myself.”

Calgary, Alberta, December 1994 “Getting to Know You -- I Mean Me,” AA Grapevine
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Quote February 26, 2015

“I’m free to be the person I’ve always wanted to be, but never before had the courage to become.”

Temple, TX, October 1990“The Man I’ve Always Wanted to Be,”AA Grapevine

Grapevine Daily Quote September 18, 2018

“The inner energy that is love connects all the parts of us – our emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual selves.”

“Powerful Simplicity,” California, March 1984, Emotional Sobriety II
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Quote January 11, 2017

“The most important thing AA has given me is the chance to get to know someone I never knew -- myself.”

Calgary, Alberta, December 1994 “Getting to Know You -- I Mean Me,” AA Grapevine
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Quote September 18, 2016

“The inner energy that is love connects all the parts of us – our emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual selves.”

Calif., March 1984 “Powerful Simplicity” Emotional Sobriety II
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Quote May 27, 2017

“I have learned in the program not to listen to the voice of my ego when it starts whispering things.”

Clayton, Calif., May 2012 “Uprooted,” AA Grapevine
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Grapevine Daily Quote February 26, 2018

“I’m free to be the person I’ve always wanted to be, but never before had the courage to become.”

Temple, TX, October 1990 “The Man I’ve Always Wanted to Be,” AA Grapevine
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