Tradition Eight
August 1992
By:
Bill W.
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. (from the July 1948 Grapevine)
The Gift of Time
June 1991
By:
J. J.
| Dover, Pennsylvania
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, six more AAs share their thoughts on this topic, so vital to AA's future.
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research, and Treatment
September 1989
By:
Jane Gross
Alcoholism Battled At the Gutter Level
Insomnia
February 1976
By:
R. G.
| Fort Knox, Kentucky
If you can't sleep, maybe it's because you don't like what you would wake up to
Two Addictions
October 1975
By:
B. B.
| Lebanon, New Hampshire
We can get hooked on things other than alcohol and drugs
AA Lingo
December 1974
By:
Ed. S.
| Needham, Massachusetts
It would seem we have a language all our own--the better to understand each other, we hope
Chairman of the Group
May 1974
By:
Anonymous
| Manhattan, New York
Before the meeting he worried. Afterward, he picked up butts and swept the floor. He learned a lot
Around AA - Items of AA Information and Experience
May 1974
By:
F. F.
| Washington, District of Columbia
Try a Mini-Conference
Courage to Change
February 1974
By:
T. C.
| Atlanta, Georgia
Those obstacles in the way of our sobriety can be moved
An Agnostic's Higher Power
April 1973
By:
B. E.
| Memphis, Tennessee
Take away his bottle and there is an awesome vacuum to be filled
The "Uglies
October 1971
By:
M. P.
| Manhattan, New York
Those wasteful emotions that need to be looked at for the phonies they are
An Agnostic's Twelve Steps
April 1970
By:
M. W.
| Morrinsville
Unable to accept the "orthodox," this fellow AA gives a personal version of the Steps as they work for her
That Fateful Phone Call
After years of trying to give up booze on her own, she finally reached out to someone in recovery
A Tapestry of Understanding
In sobriety, she learned that while she could only see the various threads, her Higher Power could see the overall design
I'm No Hero!
November 1968
By:
Anonymous
| Saratoga, California
You find out alcohol has unpleasant effects on you. So you top taking it. What's so great about that?