Living in Purpose
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Natalie B.
| Palmdale, Calif.
From morning drinking to morning meetings—the pure joy of awakening in sobriety
Love & Loss
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Marlene B.
| Des Moines, Iowa
A newly sober mom, aching to get her boys back, finds love and acceptance on the tough road back to sobriety
My friend Dave
February 2026
| Getting Through Tough Times
By:
Mike F.
| Rochester, New York
Maybe God does look after drunks like me, he thought.
Who knew it would be the guy who sat in the back, dressed like a tramp?
Who knew it would be the guy who sat in the back, dressed like a tramp?
God or No God
August 2025
| Atheist & Agnostic Members
By:
Alex M.
| Louisville, Kentucky
A lifelong atheist shares how he embraced the program, learned to help others and found a home in AA
Everywhere He Goes
April 2025
| Making Amends
By:
Chuck H.
| Laguna Woods, Caifornia
His love for meetings and sober connection has taken this longtimer places he never dreamed of
Relapse, Recover, Don’t Repeat
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Jonathan C.
| Atlanta, Ga
A lonely birthday is a prelude to finding rebirth in AA
When Sharing Matters
September 2024
| Young and Sober
By:
Charles H.
| Laguna Woods, California
An oldtimer recalls three powerful stories about the unexpected ways what he said or did changed lives
Learning to feel
February 2023
| Making Amends
By:
Laura S.
| Boise, Idaho
Because of AA, her eyes, thoughts and heart are trained toward gratitude rather than self-pity today
Unity at the music festival
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, Calif.
Twice a year, a bunch of fun-loving AAs hit the road for a great sober time in the High Sierra
Welcome to the jungle
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Jennifer R.
| Quepos
Monkeys, snakes, God, loners and newcomers! All are invited to this little AA meeting in the rainforest
God’s Whisper
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Teresa H.
| Cranberry Township, Pa.
A dream foretold her sober reality
I Drank Like I Rode
July 2020
| AA Around The World
By:
David W.
After years of riding and hard liquor, he was worn and torn like his old jacket. Time for something new
Sweet-smelling lies
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Don C.
| Edmonton, Alberta
At 16 years, he got bored with AA and starting swallowing mouthwash. It seemed like a good idea
Ready for Better Things
August 1985
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character
Trust It. It Works.
February 1983
By:
J. T.
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
In good times or bad, AA love and support are there
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>
A Chance to See Things With Sober Eyes
January 1980
By:
H. D.
| Hovland, Minnesota
His Higher Power enabled him to see reality for the first time
Staying Half-green
October 1976
By:
R. W.
| Van Nuys, California
By remaining willing to listen and to share with others, we avoid becoming sour or overripe
Getting Yourself Out of Debt
July 1974
By:
R. J.
| San Antonio, Texas
Good advice for the newcomer who finds himself in a financial mess--and some principles that should be helpful to all of us.
More than Sobriety
July 1971
AA is a road to better living, with signs to guide us and friends to help us along the way - Essence of AA