A Sometimes Painful Concoction
July 1988
By:
J. C.
| West Henrietta, New York
Mixing belief and unbelief in a search for a faith that works
Quote January 13, 2016
“Unity seldom means that we all agree on everything. Nor is unity served by setting aside our concerns and conforming to the majority opinion (or the vocal minority) ... Unity is best achieved by a full hearing of all points of view ... time for all of those involved to step back from emotional responses ... as well as careful consideration and prayer for that which will best serve the group or AA as a whole.”
Springville, UT, January 1998 “Unity Seldom Means That We All Agree” I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA
Quote January 13, 2013
“Unity seldom means that we all agree on everything. Nor is unity served by setting aside our concerns and conforming to the majority opinion (or the vocal minority) ... Unity is best achieved by a full hearing of all points of view ... time for all of those involved to step back from emotional responses ... as well as careful consideration and prayer for that which will best serve the group or AA as a whole.”
Springville, Utah, January 1998 From: “Unity Seldom Means That We All Agree” I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA
You Never Know
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Stew B.
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
How would he ever find love always hanging out with AAs in coffee shops? Service to the rescue!
No Pebble Unturned
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Sharron W.
| Branford, Ontario
Doing a thorough Fourth Step was hard, she says, but there’s no feeling on earth quite as good as that
Heartbreak
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
M. T. H.
| Crownsville, Maryland
Devastated after her partner and best friend fell in love with another woman, she reached for all the AA tools she had
A Message From a Bipolar Member
May 2025
| Young and Sober
By:
Anonymous
| Temecula, California
A member shares their experience about getting sober while dealing with mental issues in AA
The Last Stop On The Block
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
G.S.
| Kansas City, Mo.
His last stop was his first step toward sobriety
Living Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Maria R.
| Hopkinsville, Kentucky
This “winter Texan” is hitting the road with her husband and finding meetings everywhere they go
Everything He Needed To Know
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Paul T.
| Mariposa, Calif.
A Man, A Book, A Heartfelt Prayer
Mind Your Business
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Steven D.
| Truro, Nova Scotia
What to do when your AA meeting becomes a place to advertise?
One member learns to speak up
One member learns to speak up
Hooked
June 2024
| Happy Birthday Grapevine!
By:
Michelle B.
| Kelowna, British Columbia
She was trying to stop drinking but wasn’t quite ready.
Then one day someone gave her a Grapevine
Then one day someone gave her a Grapevine
Drop From Cloud Nine
September 1978
By:
B. B.
| Naples, Florida
She found that terra firma is a nice place to be
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1978
By:
Thomas Hill
In 'Golden Age' Country
A Twelfth Step Call
May 1978
By:
A. B.
| Huntington Beach, California
It was the newcomer who made it
I Just Don't Like the People
August 1976
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
She wasn't there to judge a charm contest
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
November 1975
By:
Howard W. Haggard, E. M. Jellinek
Two Yale Savants Stress Alcoholism as True Disease
Self-acceptance
June 1975
By:
Dick C.
| Brooklyn, New York
Through the Steps, we can learn to stop putting ourselves down
Me and My Traditions
November 1974
By:
C. L. B.
Sometimes passed over all too lightly, our Twelve Traditions are designed to protect YOU, the individual member of AA - From the October 1969 Grapevine
The Storm Within
July 1974
By:
J. S.
| Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Newcomers - How our own projections can run riot
I Had Hoped That You Could Help. . .
January 1973
By:
B. F. P.
| Manhattan, New York
Dare we tell others that how we recovered is strictly our own business?
You've Got to Be Kidding!
December 1972
By:
M. L. B., RN
| Havre de Grace, Maryland
If you think you have it so rough, follow this nurse on her rounds
Get Involved!
February 1971
By:
J. D.
| Wilmington, Delaware
A three-part section on AA's work in institutions
The Logician
After trying to fix his drinking with his own problem solving abilities, he realized that AA was the answer