Digest of Advisory Actions
September 2001
Confessions of a Roving AA
April 2001
By:
Dave M.
| Pueblo, Colorado
The Home Group<lbHeartbeat of AA
Happiness Is Not for Me
November 1998
By:
G. L.
| Boise, Idaho
Oh, sure, there are times of joy. But there's a lot of hard work and anguish in maintaining sobriety, too. - From the January 1971 Grapevine
AA + GP = Progress
November 1998
By:
Dr. William W. Bauer
The Director of Health Education for the American Medical Association tells how the physician can help the drunk to seek recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous.
What Makes AA Work?. . .Or Shouldn't I Ask?
November 1997
By:
Ben E.
| Old Greenwich, Connecticut
(From the December 1956 Grapevine)
Flag-wavers Anonymous?
October 1994
By:
W. H.
| New York, New York
Tradition 10 - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Is 'Promotion' Really a Dirty Word?
November 1991
By:
W. R.
| South Norwalk, Connecticut
Was it 'promotion when Bill called on Dr. Bob? Are we being too 'aggressively anonymous' as a Fellowship? - From the May 1968 Grapevine
It's a Touchy Subject
December 1968
By:
R. P. N.
| Rochester, New York
Take it easy with the newcomer, people say. And then there are those who doubt or don't believe. . .
Is 'Promotion' Really a Dirty Word?
May 1968
By:
W. R.
| South Norwalk, Connecticut
Was it 'promotion' when Bill called on Dr. Bob? Are we being too 'aggressively anonymous' as a fellowship?
Durban Celebrates an AA Birthday
February 1968
By:
Bob Mac.
| Sarasota, Florida
A traveler from America reports on nineteen years of AA in South Africa
Answer from the Deep South
January 1968
By:
Anonymous
A Southern AA tells how a single sober member forced a sweeping change in his attitude
Solitude--a New Joy
September 1967
By:
M. C.
| Houston, Texas
On the benign uses of being alone. . .
Knock, and It Shall Be Opened. . .
March 1966
By:
J. C.
| Topeka, Kansas
After a diligent--and critical--search she found the door to faith
The Will to Live
March 1964
By:
Marguerite C.
| Austin, Texas
There are days when I'm not happy, but I don't want to be drunk.
A note about this article:
June 1963
Told he had cancer, this AA found an inner peace that amazed everybody
The Continuity of Temptation
August 1962
By:
E. D. K.
| Syracuse, New York
Some Wilde ideas--and some not so wild
Who Supports AA in Colorado?
July 1962
By:
Anonymous
| New York City, New York
With a little alertness misinformation about us in the press can be used to help "carry the message
The Headache of the Soul
July 1961
By:
C. A.
| Los Angeles, California
Its cunning, its power, its baffling nature manifests itself in subtle ways
How AA Ruined My Life!
December 1960
By:
J. G. T.
| Negaunee, Michigan
EDITOR'S NOTE: Friends of the author may notice a slight swelling on his face, but it's only his tongue in his cheek.