The White Flag of Surrender
December 1976
By:
Father T.
| California
AA freed him of remorse and enabled him to serve is God when he finally raised
The Minister Says the Password
February 1976
By:
George M.
| Oklahoma
And he always adds the gospel of happy sobriety
Mini-miracles
October 1975
By:
Anonymous
| Charlottesville, Virginia
Little miracles in life add up to the big miracle of AA
It Began with Acceptance of Me
January 1972
By:
G. C.
| Boulder, Colorado
And he went on to discover that there are many kinds of acceptance in AA
The Uses and Abuses of Clichs
April 1971
By:
J. S.
| Peterborough, New Hampshire
Don't analyze--utilize. But try to understand what they truly mean
I Was Choice No. 2
January 1969
By:
Anonymous
| California
Whether he's called first, second, or ninth, this circuit rider is twelfth-stepping all the way
We Need More than Just Sobriety
August 1968
By:
P. K.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
A big resentment made his sober life unmanageable until he faced up to what Step Six asks us to do
How Will You Behave Tomorrow?
September 1962
By:
Rebecca Warfield
These perplexing "alcoholic mood swings" have a rhythm
How the Groups Govern the General Service Office
May 1962
By:
R. K.
| Traverse City, Michigan
Your delegates are key people in World AA
Man in a Hotel Room
August 1961
By:
Anon.
| Baltimore, Maryland
The crisis centered on the telephone. Which number would he call?
The Power of Negative Thinking or The Perils of Peace of Mind
December 1957
By:
J. P. L.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Part of something big
April 2015
By:
Allison D.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
How her dream to have a meaningful life became something to really cheer about
My Friend Danny
November 2014
By:
Michael B.
| Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
A winner in AA might not always look like what we expect
New Meetings, New Friends
September 2014
By:
Monica L.
| Wichita, Kansas
By finding a new group, she was able to have the kind of sobriety she wanted
Pesky Little Defects
June 2014
By:
John Y.
| Russell, Pennsylvania
A tense evening in a local bookstore reminds him that we’re not really ever done with Step Six
Pestered
February 2014
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, California
When everything starts bugging him, a better attitude can always shoo it away
Pit Stop
January 2013
By:
Terry F.
| Merrill, Michigan
She spent years hopping from bars to beds until a good friend showed her the way home
Relax, Enjoy the Ride
March 2012
By:
John O.
| Martinsville, Indiana
Turning your life over to HP is like turning your car over to the GPS lady
Web Exclusive: Camping Out with the Fellowship
July 2011
By:
Glen B.
| Los Angeles, California
A notice in Grapevine helps this AA to connect with other members while on the road
PARTY IN THE PARK
July 2010
By:
JONATHAN S.
| San Antonio, Texas
A veteran of the 2005 Convention looks forward to this year's event in his hometown
MY ARMOR
June 2010
By:
DOUG R.
| Tujunga, Calif.
Step Six suggested that he place all his defects on the table and let God sort them out.
GROUND WORK
December 2009
By:
BOB G.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
A day of reluctant service creating a garden brings unexpectedly joyful side effects
Step Two: I Didn't Drink And I Didn't Run
February 2007
By:
Nancy C.
| Coral Gables, Florida
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity