One Women's Journey
June 1979
By:
L. B.
| Atlanta, Georgia
Sharing with others brings answers to baffling questions
We Seek Glimpses of the Absolute
April 1978
By:
M. B.
| Coronado, California
Spiritual awareness comes in many forms. In the pages that follow, six AAs tell how it came to them
Resentment: Number One Offender
March 1978
By:
J. H.
| Killeen, Texas
She found out to her surprise that she could learn to cope with
When I Was Truly Ready
May 1976
By:
Jeanne R.
| St. Louis, Missouri
With growth comes opportunity, and the impossible becomes possible
No Time for Self-pity
March 1974
By:
E. H.
| Eugene, Oregon
Turning her emotional problems over to Other Hands, she gets on with the job of living
Working Together Is Anything but Dull
March 1974
By:
Anonymous
| Billings, Montana
A do-it-yourself project to warm the hearts of all who understand
A History of Horrors
July 1972
By:
Anonymous
Since the days of the Deluge man has recorded his treatments and his 'cures' for the disease of alcoholism
Lightening Rod for Controversy?
A lack of group conscience meetings in her homegroup led her to the Twelve Concepts
Brothers and Sisters
This family shows that although alcoholism often runs in families, we can also help each other get sober
What Do I Do Next to Stay Sober?
September 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
Stay cheerful; stick with the winners; get busy; take the Twelve Steps
What Is an Alcoholic, Anyway?
July 1968
By:
Bob N.
| Scarsdale, New York
Does the word 'alcoholic' turn you off? Take time to read this before you shut your mind completely
Why Would You Do This, God?
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She thought her “spiritual light” had burned out, but sobriety found it rekindled
Glad I Made It
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Shari D.
| Peoria, Ill
She was going to Al-Anon for everyone else. Now it was time to look at herself
Hold on tight
June 2022
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By:
Alice M.
| Cleveland, Ohio
At five months sober, she was about to give up. But a late night motorcycle ride gave her the jump start she needed
Filling the Vacancy
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By:
Lisa D.
| Palmyra, Va.
Staring into the mirror after decades of drinking, she discovered a person she did not recognize
Slow Boil To Alcoholism
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By:
Caroline BK
| Kirkland, Wash.
It took her a while to become an alcoholic and a while longer to get sober. But her sobriety is a journey she’s grateful to be on
11/29/94
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By:
Thom G.
| Boise, Idaho
Seduced, consumed, and abandoned by alcohol, he found a future in AA
Dear Grapevine
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
A Double life
May 2020
| Getting Into General Service
By:
Mitzi C.
| Surprise, Ariz.
After decades of sobriety, she was now driving drunk and hiding bottles. The secrecy was killing her
Dodged A Bullet
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By:
Shelley B.
| Ventura, Calif.
An atheist depends on a “Holy Trinity” of Higher Powers to stay sober
Is AA accessible to all?
October 2019
| Is AA Accessible to all who need it?
By:
Debra L.
| Mint Hill, North Carolina
Her journey into service revealed a need for more handrails, ramps, babysitters and Braille
Somewhere to be
November 2018
By:
Aundry B.
| San Francisco, California
His marriage just ended and last night he slept in his car. He was sure happy to see his sponsee
Putting me back together again
July 2018
By:
Jessica M.
| Brooklyn, New York
With sound AA advice and a good sponsor, a member with mental illness finds her way
Progress, Not Perfection
August 2017
By:
Barbara Ann M.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
After a divorce and a monumental life change, the only place she found “safety” was in a hidden bottle. But something else was hidden inside of her: sobriety