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Pivot for Change

April 1967

By: T. P. Jr. | Hankins, New York

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Sitting in the Hot Sun Waiting for a Dumb Bus

July 1987

By: R. M. | Gainesville, Florida

(or, Busted in the Bushes)

How It Works for Me

December 1952

By: H. S. | Oak park, Illinois

Shoes to Live For

September 2016

A woman in spike heels kept him sober that night. How did she know all his secrets?

You're in for a Ride

July 2016

With jobs, family, relationships, he always ran out of gas. But now that he's sober, his life has really hit the road

Power for Living

June 1984

By: S. M. | Joliet, Illinois

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

June 1947

By: I.MacE. | Spring Grove

Progress Down Under

No Substitute for Meetings

April 1982

By: D. R. | Lathrup Village, Michigan

Around the Tables

Design for Disaster

February 1977

By: C. B. | Plainview, Texas

Seven steps in the wrong direction

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

June 1946

By: B.G.W. | Los Angeles, California

Hitting A 'Norm'

Staying for the Miracle

April 2012

By: Charlene E. | San Diego, California

An old timer looks back upon her drinking life as she celebrates 34 years

Good news for Miss Dog

April 2017

By: Jeffrey A. | Safety Harbor,, Florida

No job, no house, no money—he knew it was time to end it all. But what about his poodle?

Mail Call for All A. A.s in the Armed Forces

July 1944

Pushing for humility

February 2011

By: Alison | Rhode Island

A work-hard, play-hard lifestyle became a work-obsessively, drink-alcoholically way of life

Another Vision for You

March 1986

By: R. H. | Northridge, California

Good news for Miss Dog

April 2017

By: Jeffrey A. | Safety Harbor,, Florida

No job, no house, no money—he knew it was time to end it all. But what about his poodle?

Mail Call for All A. A.s in the Armed Forces

July 1944

Pushing for humility

February 2011

By: Alison | Rhode Island

A work-hard, play-hard lifestyle became a work-obsessively, drink-alcoholically way of life

Another Vision for You

March 1986

By: R. H. | Northridge, California

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

April 1949

By: B.C. | Port Clinton, Ohio

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

February 1949

By: Ernie L. | Chicago, Illinois

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

April 1948

By: Van | Honolulu, Hawaii

Rough Draft

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

November 1947

By: E.E.A. | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Simple or Complex?

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

September 1946

By: L.C. | Portland, Oregon

Playing at A.A.

Looking for feathers

September 2019 | Young & Sober

By: Leah B. | Eugene, Oregon

An old-timer shares about honesty, laughter and paying attention to life’s subtle messages

For the Birds

February 2009

By: Carol A. | Solola

Living in a foreign country put this bird-watcher's program into perspective

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

October 1947

By: H.B.R. | Loving, New Mexico

One Man's Explanation

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

March 1946

By: S.L.V. | St. Georges

Let's Write Them!

No Time for Self-pity

March 1974

By: E. H. | Eugene, Oregon

Turning her emotional problems over to Other Hands, she gets on with the job of living

Taking Gratitude for Granted

May 2000

By: Clancy I. | Los Angeles, California

Grapevine Daily Quote November 11, 2018

“We can’t grow without giving ourselves space for silence and the voice within.”

“Oh God, You Again?” Greenwich Village, New York, December 1997, I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA

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Grapevine Daily Quote April 8, 2019

“If it were not for the ‘we’ of AA, there would be no ‘I.’”

“Tradition One,”  New York, New York, November 1969, Best of the Grapevine, Volume 1

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Daily Quote January 8 2014

“If it were not for the ‘we’ of AA, there would be no ‘I.’”

New York, N.Y., November 1969 “Tradition One,” Best of the Grapevine, Volume 1

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Quote February 21, 2015

“Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the second requirement is gratitude.”

Lombard, Ill., February 1995“The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language,”In Our Own Words

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Grapevine Daily Quote August 28, 2018

“Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the second requirement is gratitude.”

“The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language,” Lombard, Ill., Feb. 1995, In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery

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Quote January 8, 2017

“If it were not for the ‘we’ of AA, there would be no ‘I.’”

New York, N.Y., November 1969 “Tradition One,” Best of the Grapevine, Volume 1

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Quote November 11, 2016

“We can’t grow without giving ourselves space for silence and the voice within.”

Greenwich Village, New York, December 1997 “Oh God, You Again?” I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA

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Quote December 10, 2015

"Happiness is a by-product – the extra dividend of giving without any demand for a return."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958 "The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety" The Language of the Heart

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Quote August 18, 2016

“There is among us AAs the ever present need for further spiritual growth.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960 “Let’s Keep it Simple – But How?” The Language of the Heart

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Quote June 19, 2015

"Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the second requirement is gratitude."

Lombard, Ill., February 1995 "The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language," In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery

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Quote August 18, 2015

"There is among us AAs the ever present need for further spiritual growth."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960    "Let's Keep it Simple – But How?"    The Language of the Heart

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Quote November 7, 2014

“I may be a Loner but I am never alone spiritually. For this, I am deeply grateful.”

Jakarta, Indonesia, October 1960 “The Only AA Member Writes From Indonesia,” AA Around the World

Grapevine Daily Quote November 7, 2017

“I may be a Loner but I am never alone spiritually. For this, I am deeply grateful.”

Jakarta, Indonesia, October 1960“The Only AA Member Writes From Indonesia,”AA Around the World

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Grapevine Daily Quote February 21, 2018

“Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the second requirement is gratitude.”

Lombard, Ill., February 1995 “The Most Beautiful Word in the English Language,” In Our Own Words

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Quote December 10, 2012

“Happiness is a by-product – the extra dividend of giving without any demand for a return.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1958 From: “The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety” The Language of the Heart

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