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Dreams Come True

September 2025 | Stories of Gratitude
By: Snow P. | Boca Raton, Florida
Every plan she once had was ruined by alcohol. Now she lives a life she didn’t know was possible

Tomorrow Never Comes

February 2015
By: Daryl R. | Oregon
He had promised himself many times to quit but it was never the right day

When Darkness Comes

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By: Steve M. | Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life

Where Will Power Comes In

May 1962
By: Bill
The following is Bill's answer to a letter asking about the role of the will power in staying sober.--ED.

Some Days, Just Coming Up to Bat Is Enough

December 1982
By: G. R. | Brooklyn, New York

Good Things Come

September 2014
By: Kathy B. | Kaneohe, Hawaii
With AA, a member in Hawaii weathers some storms and cruises into calmer waters

Web Exclusive: I Think I’ll Just Keep Coming Back

March 2011
By: Leonard C. | San Juan
A long-time member finds real peace in letting go.

When Grief Comes

February 2024 | Getting Through Tough Times
By: Anonymous | Rancho Cordova, California
After the loss of his wife, an oldtimer reaches out for help just like he was a beginner again

Come join us

April 2020 | Home Group
By: Vera T. | White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
We held our first AA picnic at a ranch 15 miles out of town. We marked the way there with signs of camels.
The camels meant a “dry” picnic.

A Solidier Comes Home

January 2007
By: John T. | Vancouver, Washington
What does it take to heal the deepest wounds?

And One Comes Back

June 1976
By: Anonymous | Brooklyn, New York
Three friends take a ten-year trip on booze, pills, and pot

Sponsorship Comes Naturally

August 1958
By: The Lifeline | Vancouver, British Columbia

Wine Comes High

August 1949
By: The Dispatch | St. Louis, Missouri

Come, Fill the Cup With Living

March 1979
By: F. T. | Missouri

The Peace That Comes Through Pain

October 1984
By: D. J. | Duluth, Minnesota

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Dreams Come True

September 2025 | Stories of Gratitude
By: Snow P. | Boca Raton, Florida
Every plan she once had was ruined by alcohol. Now she lives a life she didn’t know was possible

Tomorrow Never Comes

February 2015
By: Daryl R. | Oregon
He had promised himself many times to quit but it was never the right day

When Darkness Comes

June 2023 | Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By: Steve M. | Raleigh, North Carolina
A member lovingly shares his thoughts after a sponsee takes his own life

Where Will Power Comes In

May 1962
By: Bill
The following is Bill's answer to a letter asking about the role of the will power in staying sober.--ED.

Some Days, Just Coming Up to Bat Is Enough

December 1982
By: G. R. | Brooklyn, New York

Good Things Come

September 2014
By: Kathy B. | Kaneohe, Hawaii
With AA, a member in Hawaii weathers some storms and cruises into calmer waters

Web Exclusive: I Think I’ll Just Keep Coming Back

March 2011
By: Leonard C. | San Juan
A long-time member finds real peace in letting go.

When Grief Comes

February 2024 | Getting Through Tough Times
By: Anonymous | Rancho Cordova, California
After the loss of his wife, an oldtimer reaches out for help just like he was a beginner again

Come join us

April 2020 | Home Group
By: Vera T. | White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
We held our first AA picnic at a ranch 15 miles out of town. We marked the way there with signs of camels.
The camels meant a “dry” picnic.

A Solidier Comes Home

January 2007
By: John T. | Vancouver, Washington
What does it take to heal the deepest wounds?

And One Comes Back

June 1976
By: Anonymous | Brooklyn, New York
Three friends take a ten-year trip on booze, pills, and pot

Sponsorship Comes Naturally

August 1958
By: The Lifeline | Vancouver, British Columbia

Wine Comes High

August 1949
By: The Dispatch | St. Louis, Missouri

Come, Fill the Cup With Living

March 1979
By: F. T. | Missouri

The Peace That Comes Through Pain

October 1984
By: D. J. | Duluth, Minnesota

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Quote July 18 2013

"Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn't. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1957 "The Clergy" The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote July 17

“Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn’t. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1957, “The Clergy”, The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote August 13

“Compromise comes hard to us ‘all-or-nothing drunks.’ Nevertheless, we must never lose sight of the fact that progress is nearly always characterized by a series of improving compromises.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., April 1959, “Leadership in AA: Ever a Vital Need”, The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote August 13

“Compromise comes hard to us ‘all-or-nothing drunks.’ Nevertheless, we must never lose sight of the fact that progress is nearly always characterized by a series of improving compromises.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., April 1959, “Leadership in AA: Ever a Vital Need”, The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote July 16

“Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn’t. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., September 1957, “The Clergy”, The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote February 14

“Compromise comes hard to us ‘all-or-nothing drunks.’ Nevertheless, we must never lose sight of the fact that progress is nearly always characterized by a series of improving compromises.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., April 1959, “Leadership in AA: Ever a Vital Need”, The Language of the Heart
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Quote January 1, 2016

“If you want to stop drinking AA doesn’t care whether you are a Christian, a Buddhist, a Jew, a Mohammedan, an atheist, an agnostic, or whatever. The door to AA is wide. Come right in.”

Tulsa, Okla., April 1988 “You’re Welcome Here” Spiritual Awakenings
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Grapevine Daily Quote December 31

“If you want to stop drinking AA doesn’t care whether you are a Christian, a Buddhist, a Jew, a Mohammedan, an atheist, an agnostic, or whatever. The door to AA is wide. Come right in.”

Tulsa, Okla., April 1988, “You’re Welcome Here”, Spiritual Awakenings
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Grapevine Daily Quote December 31

“If you want to stop drinking AA doesn’t care whether you are a Christian, a Buddhist, a Jew, a Mohammedan, an atheist, an agnostic, or whatever. The door to AA is wide. Come right in.”

Tulsa, Okla., April 1988, “You’re Welcome Here”, Spiritual Awakenings
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Grapevine Daily Quote March 10, 2019

“Trial and error produces group experience, and out of corrected experience comes custom. When a customary way of doing things is definitely proved to be best, then that custom forms into AA Tradition.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1948, “Tradition Two”, The Language of the Heart
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Quote March 10 2014

"Trial and error produces group experience, and out of corrected experience comes custom. When a customary way of doing things is definitely proved to be best, then that custom forms into AA Tradition."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1948 "Tradition Two" The Language of the Heart
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Quote October 8, 2015

“A fine plan or idea can come from anybody, anywhere. Consequently, good leadership will often discard its own cherished plans for others that are better, and it will give credit to the source.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., April 1959 “Leadership in AA: Ever a Vital Need” The Language of the Heart
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Quote March 10, 2017

“Trial and error produces group experience, and out of corrected experience comes custom. When a customary way of doing things is definitely proved to be best, then that custom forms into AA Tradition.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1948 “Tradition Two” The Language of the Heart
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Quote October 8 2012

"A fine plan or idea can come from anybody, anywhere. Consequently, good leadership will often discard its own cherished plans for others that are better, and it will give credit to the source."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., April 1959 From: "Leadership in AA: Ever a Vital Need" The Language of the Heart
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Grapevine Daily Quote March 9

“Trial and error produces group experience, and out of corrected experience comes custom. When a customary way of doing things is definitely proved to be best, then that custom forms into AA Tradition.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1948, “Tradition Two”, The Language of the Heart
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