Accepting and the Third Step
September 1980
By:
G. B.
| Alexandria, Va.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>
Atheist
January 1980
By:
J. L.
| Oakland, California
She made personal translations of the Steps and applied them to her living
Unmanageable Lives
October 1978
By:
J. F.
| Wellesley, Massachusetts
Sober, we can cope, but the world around us doesn't always cooperate
We Found a Better Way
December 1977
By:
W. M.
| Rapides Des Joachims, Quebec
A phone call made the difference between suicide and a beautiful way of life
You Mean, Just Let Anybody In?
September 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Which of us, on first coming for help, was an asset to AA.?
Slip Insurance
March 1976
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
It's up to you to decide which policy you're going to buy
Be Still and Listen
December 1975
By:
Henry A.
| Lompoc, California
Out of the silences of starlit nights came messages of strength, hope, and sobriety
Professor Winkley and the Aversion Treatment
October 1975
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
In pure science, results are often something other than we looked for
The God Force
October 1974
By:
D. L.
| Sao Paulo
There are spiritual laws. We can struggle against them or harmonize with them
Moving
August 1974
By:
P. P.
| Arnold, Maryland
AA may differ in different places but the program is the same--if you make it work
The Worst AA Meeting
June 1973
By:
Dan
| Miami, Florida
Everything about it was lousy--except the payoff
The Children's Hour
December 1972
By:
M. U.
| Brighton, Colorado
Now the broken promise of Christmas can be kept with joy
Chainlink Fences
March 2015
By:
Lyn P.
| Menifee, California
On a scenic overlook, she was reminded of another night years before
Divorce, Alcoholic Style
January 2015
By:
Bonnie K.
| Phoenix, Arizona
She knew the minute she said “I do” that this wedding wasn’t going to end well
Decision on Route 10
December 2014
By:
Bill B.
| Wilmington, North Carolina
One Christmas Eve, a newcomer was very glad he turned left instead of right
Love on Emerald Lake
May 2014
By:
Anonymous
After a breakup, he headed to Vermont to be of service. But his HP had much bigger plans
Cool Sand on My Feet
February 2014
By:
Laura C.
| Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
With AA, she has peace and knows where she stands
Christmas in a bar
December 2013
By:
Mike H.
| El Cajon, California
The call to come home pierced his empty soul. It was from his 12-year-old son
Relationships Reconsidered
November 2013
Learning to practice the principles in all his affairs made all the difference
Dear Grapevine
October 2013
Re-Connected
October 2013
By:
Anonymous
So he didn’t have a blown fuse after all. He just had to plug back in
Her New Technicolor World
October 2013
By:
Karen J.
| Portland, Oregon
How a woman on a speaker tape gave her hope and lifted her out of the gray
Enjoy the Ride
May 2013
By:
George F.
| Drums, Pennsylvania
Learning to have fun again was a trip of its own
Big Ego, Bigger Cup
May 2013
By:
Valerie
| Bloomington, Illinois
The more important she got, the more she poured
A Day in the Park
December 2012
By:
Carol S.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
After years of alcoholic hell, watching birds fly and flowers bloom doesn't seem so bad
A Brother's Mission
October 2012
By:
Anonymous
A trip to the cemetery for a Ninth Step amend came with some beautiful surprises
Weapons Down
May 2012
By:
Oliver G.
| Concord, California
He joined the marines to drink and fight, but came to AA to surrender