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The Birthday Plan

May 1956
By: Ab A. | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Excerpts from a talk given by the originator of "The Oklahoma Birthday Plan," at the AA State Meeting in Great Bend, Kansas, last fall.

From the Grass Roots

January 1959
By: J. S. | Saginaw, Michigan
The Night Watchman and the GV

Second excerpt from the "Internationalists Bulletin

October 1954
About 100 sea-going AAs keep sober through correspondence with each other, with General Service Headquarters, and with homebound AAs who like to write letters. Two excerpts from a recent "Internationalists Bulletin" follow.

Carrying the Message

July 1972
By: J. MC C. | Kane, Pennsylvania
Strange answers

From the Grass Roots

July 1954
By: Helping Hand Group | London, Ohio
PRISON GROUP GIVES THANKS

Taking it on the road

March 2017
By: Gail E. | Milpitas, California
No matter where she is, this happy traveler learns to love and give and live the sober life

The Little Things

August 2007
By: Jim B. | Toledo, Ohio
They can make the biggest difference

The Message, Not Me

November 1992
By: Sara G. | New York, New York

The Band Played on

June 2004
By: Anonymous | Boston, Massachusetts
October 1989

The Band Played On

October 1989
By: Anonymous | Boston, Massachusetts

From the Grass Roots

April 1952
IDEAS AND LETTERS--PLEASE--

From the Grass Roots

October 1952
By: P. K. | Pueblo, Colorado
WEDNESDAY'S WOEFUL CHILD

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

November 1945
By: C.L.R. | Oakland, California
As a Minister Sees A.A.

The Scoop: Reporter Gets Sober

November 2013
By: D.F. | Woodinville, Washington
Finally, he got the story of a lifetime

Long Crawl to the First Step

February 1974
By: T. H. M. | Oakland, California
Surrender is terribly difficult but reaching that point is even harder

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The Minister Says the Password

February 1976
By: George M. | Oklahoma
And he always adds the gospel of happy sobriety

The Way Back

April 1950
By: W. F. G. | California

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

November 1945
By: A.O.W. | St. Louis, Missouri
12th Step Compromise

Real Treasures

June 2014
By: Michael A. | Brentwood, Tennessee
When he got sober, he understood the value of certain experiences

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

May 1946
By: Alex McR. | Shelby, North Carolina
A Tree

The First Day of Spring

July 1989
By: Rosemary H. | Charlotte, North Carolina

How Important Is The Greeter?

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By: Wally B.
He met the Greeter once for 15 minutes over a decade ago—and never forgot him

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

August 1946
By: P.S.C. | Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Anniversary

Hope in the Mail

July 2013
By: T.W. | Fairfield, California

The Accident

July 2017
By: Bill S.
His life began with tragedy and could have ended that way, but then the program intervened

Hungry for Sobriety

September 1991
By: D. B. | St. Louis, Missouri

AA Around the World

March 1959
By: Bob E.
SEAL OF APPROVAL - 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.

From the Grass Roots

November 1956
By: The ASP | Varner, Arkansas
LET'S BE FRIENDS

The AA Mitten

July 2008
By: Harry U. | Cornville, Arizona
A fable about finding a shelter from the storm

From the Outside, Looking In

February 1946
By: Jessica Bove | New York

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Quote September 18 2013

"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 2014

“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 October 16, 2018

“As I continue to struggle, I think of the words of an old-timer in my area. No matter what the topic, he always finishes sharing with the words, ‘and I haven’t had a drink today.’ Remembering his words never fails to bring to my mind the words ‘experience, strength, and hope.’”

“Out of Work, But Not Hope,” Anonymous, December 2000, No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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Grapevine Daily Quote September 30, 2018

“Since today marks not only the last day of my life to this date, but also the first day of the rest of my life, and since I have come to believe that the best is yet to come, I think today has been my best day sober.”

“My Best Day Sober,” Lubbock, Texas, December 2000, No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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Grapevine Daily Quote July 16, 2018

“In the years that lie just ahead Alcoholics Anonymous faces a supreme test – the great ordeal of its own prosperity and success. I think it will prove the greatest trial of all. Can we but weather that, the waves of time and circumstance may beat upon us in vain.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., June 1946, “Policy on Gift Funds”, The Language of the Heart
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Quote September 30, 2016

“Since today marks not only the last day of my life to this date, but also the first day of the rest of my life, and since I have come to believe that the best is yet to come, I think today has been my best day sober.”

Jamaica Plain, Mass., May 1997 “The Littlest Things” No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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Quote October 16, 2016

“As I continue to struggle, I think of the words of an old-timer in my area. No matter what the topic, he always finishes sharing with the words, ‘and I haven’t had a drink today.’ Remembering his words never fails to bring to my mind the words ‘experience, strength, and hope.’”

Anonymous, December 2000 “Out of Work, But Not Hope” No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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Quote September 30 2013

"Since today marks not only the last day of my life to this date, but also the first day of the rest of my life, and since I have come to believe that the best is yet to come, I think today has been my best day sober."

Lubbock, Texas, December 2000 "My Best Day Sober" No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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October 16, 2013

“As I continue to struggle, I think of the words of an old-timer in my area. No matter what the topic, he always finishes sharing with the words, ‘and I haven’t had a drink today.’ Remembering his words never fails to bring to my mind the words ‘experience, strength, and hope.’”

“Out of Work, But Not Hope,” Anonymous, December 2000 No Matter What: Dealing with Adversity in Sobriety
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July 16 2013

"In the years that lie just ahead Alcoholics Anonymous faces a supreme test – the great ordeal of its own prosperity and success. I think it will prove the greatest trial of all. Can we but weather that, the waves of time and circumstance may beat upon us in vain."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., June 1946 "Policy on Gift Funds" The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote July 8, 2019

“I’m becoming so secure in AA, I’ve even discarded the cute, funny, phony me my civilian friends used to know. I don’t have to dance with a rose in my teeth; I can just dance. And I don’t have to be the only girl at the picnic who can swing Tarzan-style from a rope into the river. I can swim calmly, like the forty-year-old mother of four I am.”

“Growth,” Houston, Texas, June 1976, Emotional Sobriety
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Grapevine Daily Quote September 6, 2019

“I’m glad we have both conservatives and enthusiasts. They teach us much. The conservative will surely see to it that the AA movement never gets overly organized. But the promoter will continue to remind us of our terrific obligation to the newcomer and to those hundreds of thousands of alcoholics still waiting all over the world to hear of AA.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1948, “Tradition Nine”, The Language of the Heart
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Quote September 6, 2014

“I’m glad we have both conservatives and enthusiasts. They teach us much. The conservative will surely see to it that the AA movement never gets overly organized. But the promoter will continue to remind us of our terrific obligation to the newcomer and to those hundreds of thousands of alcoholics still waiting all over the world to hear of AA.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1948 “Tradition Nine” The Language of the Heart

Quote July 8, 2017

“I’m becoming so secure in AA, I’ve even discarded the cute, funny, phony me my civilian friends used to know. I don’t have to dance with a rose in my teeth; I can just dance. And I don’t have to be the only girl at the picnic who can swing Tarzan-style from a rope into the river. I can swim calmly, like the forty-year-old mother of four I am.”

Houston, TX, June 1976 “Growth,” Emotional Sobriety
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Grapevine Daily Quote September 6, 2017

“I’m glad we have both conservatives and enthusiasts. They teach us much. The conservative will surely see to it that the AA movement never gets overly organized. But the promoter will continue to remind us of our terrific obligation to the newcomer and to those hundreds of thousands of alcoholics still waiting all over the world to hear of AA.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1948 “Tradition Nine,” The Language of the Heart
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