The Kid With the Strawberry Hair
June 1983
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
Different" people and "new" ideas were part of AA from the beginning
Grapevine Daily Quote March 10, 2019
“Trial and error produces group experience, and out of corrected experience comes custom. When a customary way of doing things is definitely proved to be best, then that custom forms into AA Tradition.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1948, “Tradition Two”, The Language of the Heart
Quote March 10 2014
"Trial and error produces group experience, and out of corrected experience comes custom. When a customary way of doing things is definitely proved to be best, then that custom forms into AA Tradition."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1948 "Tradition Two" The Language of the Heart
Quote March 10, 2017
“Trial and error produces group experience, and out of corrected experience comes custom. When a customary way of doing things is definitely proved to be best, then that custom forms into AA Tradition.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1948 “Tradition Two” The Language of the Heart
Drinking Lady. . .
June 1953
By:
FCY
| Delaware
tells the facts of her life to her incredulous friends
Lily, Our Friend
February 2021
| Sponsorship
By:
Andy A.
| St. Peters, Mo.
As Andy and his buddy share love with a struggling home group member, her story keeps it mighty real
Maximum picnic
July 2018
By:
Ruth L.
| Beaconsfield, Quebec
Doing service in prison not only feeds her soul, but sometimes even her stomach
Quite an impression
May 2017
By:
Moira B.
| Pearl River, New York
Many of us have a shameful family event we never want to remember—or forget. This one roared
What hope looks like
September 2016
By:
Kathe P.,
| Louisville, Colo.
How a woman’s tragic accident became a beautiful asset
Good as Gold
September 2011
By:
Elliot T.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
A sober connection far more valuable than money and riches
Let It Begin with Me
October 1996
After many "geographicals" and "yets," this member concluded she should do the footwork and leave the results to a Higher Power.
Making Amends
July 1979
By:
S. M.
| Joliet, Illinois
Clear away the wreckage of the past and begin to build more comfortable todays
An End to Envy
February 1979
By:
F. M.
| New Canaan, Connecticut
If you're a grandma at a meeting full of young people, your thoughts may run a crazy course
Losing the Desire to Drink
December 1978
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
Beyond the desire to stop drinking is an even more positive goal
Working the Steps Early
January 1978
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
Waiting until we're comfortable means waiting to reap the benefits of the program
Our Primary Purpose and the Special-purpose Group
October 1977
By:
John L. Norris, MD
A 13-page section in which five individuals express their opinions on an issue of moment in AA
The Puzzle of Serenity
July 1977
By:
C. P.
| Phoenix, Arizona
She practiced looking 'serene' and chased people away
My Way Or Yours?
April 1977
By:
C. H.
| Fairfield, Connecticut
Let's not make a big thing about how they do it--it's how it works that counts
The Man Who Wanted to Revise the Lord's Prayer
November 1976
By:
Dick W.
Change the Big Book? Change the program? No thanks, not me," says - From the August 1969 Grapevine
Entertaining Is Part of My Work
October 1975
By:
W. W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Or. . . How to succeed in business without really drinking
Need a Sponsor? Who, Me?
January 1975
By:
Sally H.
| Bellevue, Washington
Is this element of the AA program being neglected today? In response to wide concern, the Grapevine offers here the thinking of three writers on the subject