A Motley Crew
October 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 3 - The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking
Governed By Love
September 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 2 - For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority--a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern
Living the Steps
December 1978
By:
S. M.
| Joliet, Illinois
Self-acceptance was only one of many rewards he found in working and reworking the Steps
Attraction vs. Promotion
May 1977
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Our job is to make the AA way of life so highly attractive that others will want it
Learning to Handle Sobriety
March 1975
By:
Bob P.
| Connecticut
God willing, we may never again have to deal with drinking, but we do have to deal with sobriety every day
A Power Beyond the Mind
April 1972
By:
B. M.
| Saratoga, California
The Steps were translated into terms that I, an atheist, could understand
The Hidden Assassin
January 1972
By:
J. W.
| Key West, Florida
Beware the enemy that lurks beneath the surface of our conscious selves
Is AA Enough--for Everybody?
August 1969
By:
Anonymous
| Oklahoma
This member was unable to dispel the darkness or ease the anguish even after years of AA sobriety
Choose the Nobler Belief
October 1966
By:
Robert K. Greenleaf
Six finite choices depend on our relationship with the infinite - Seven choices for mature living: The final article in a series of six
Make Friends with Your Conscience
February 1963
By:
O. Hobart Mowrer
Does alcohol release your "real" personality? "Tommy rot," says a voice from the other side of the swinging doors. And the too severe conscience is largely myth.
Wake for a Dead Marriage
June 1962
By:
E. R. B.
| Staten Island, New York
The "false mercy of the blackout" is keeping an alcoholic wife from knowing what she becomes after the first drink. . .
A Cabin in the Woods
December 2014
By:
Diane S.
| Benson, Arizona
A newly sober wife escapes into the mountains to hike and fish—but that’s not all she does
My Parking Spot God
September 2011
By:
Jennifer C.
| Chula Vista, California
She learned that she was going to need God's help for more than just the little stuff
Momma Bear
June 2011
By:
Nancy S.
| Renton, Washington
Through divorce and a decade-long custody battle, this member stays sober with the help of AA
JUST FRIENDS
May 2010
By:
BERNIE S.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
When boy meets girl on AA campus, sometimes it works
MY CONTRIBUTION
March 2010
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Maine
Nobody ever claimed that the Twelve Steps guaranteed financial security
END OF MY ROPE
July 2009
By:
GEORGE M.
| Fort Atkinson, Wisc
A parolee says serving time in prison saved his life
Drinking's no fun anymore
April 2009
By:
Charlie J.
| Kimberly, Wisconsin
Learning to lighten up after a lifetime of drinking was this AA's challenge
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
February 2007
By:
John A.
| Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
And is it worth a drink?
How The Universe Works
November 2006
By:
John L.
| Pinellas Park, Florida
A false alarm brought real help
Committed
July 2004
By:
Wallace B.
| Sanford, North Carolina
The word took on a whole new meaning in AA
