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
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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
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A Double life
May 2020
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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
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. . .
Can Psychiatry Help?
May 1962
What Is This Thing, Maturity?
March 1962
By:
L. H.
| Cleveland, Ohio
an AA member explores the many facets of this much used but little understood word
79 Years With the Bottle
September 1961
By:
Louis R., by P. C.
| Washington, D. C.
His mother put whiskey in his baby bottle. From then on, any old jug would do