Quote Feb 11 2016
"The temporary or seeming good can often be the deadly enemy of the permanent best."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1955 From: "Why Alcoholics Anonymous Is Anonymous" The Language of the Heart
Quote February 11, 2013
"The temporary or seeming good can often be the deadly enemy of the permanent best."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1955 From: “Why Alcoholics Anonymous Is Anonymous” The Language of the Heart
Quote August 16 2013
"The temporary or seeming good can often be the deadly enemy of the permanent best."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1955 "Why Alcoholics Anonymous is Anonymous" The Language of the Heart
Let Go & Let God
November 1982
By:
M. B.
The anxieties that accompany problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Case 8. Big Book
April 1963
By:
W. M.
| Corsicana, Texas
Eight Texans' recovery as seen through the eyes of their doctor-sponsor
All Aboard
june 2026
| Young & Sober
By:
Definitely Steve
| Nashville, Tennessee
A longtimer recalls the time he had four months sober and was rescued by AA on a Caribbean cruise
Accepting Who You Are
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By:
M.C.
| Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Alcohol closed the door to self-realization. Acceptance became the key that opened it
Open Heart & Mind
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| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Joanne M.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
How would she ever find this Higher Power they talked about? Luckily, her sponsor urged her to go outside
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By:
C.M.
| Cascade Locks, Ore.
Her home group gave this faltering newcomer a “precious gift” that set her on the path to sobriety
The First Time
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By:
Robert S.
| Charlottesville, Va.
As a beginner, facing his desire to drink taught him a sobriety-long lesson
A Special Haven
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By:
Daniel R.
| Germantown, MD
He got sober young, but he needed a “second surrender” moment in his beloved home group
Tough Love
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Lynne W.
| Billings, Mont.
The kindness kept her coming, but it was the members who told her the truth that saved her life
One Beautiful Sunny Day
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By:
Patricia K.
| Tujunga, Calif.
After a traumatic accident, the spirit of the Fellowship keeps her going
Getting To That First Step
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By:
Tom S.
| Arlington Heights, IL.
His problems felt insurmountable—until he realized what his problem really was
Tradition One
April 1952
By:
BILL W.
The first of a new series of articles explaining The Twelve Traditions . . . - Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.
Not So Much Changed As--Changing
September 1949