There's Always More to Learn
February 1983
By:
M. S.
| Springfield, Virginia
Sobriety is a continuing adventure when we remain teachable
The Washingtonians
July 1976
By:
D. P.
| Ogden, Utah
They flourished when they helped one another. And they died when they abandoned certain timeless principles - A reminder and a warning. . .
You Weren't Arrested--you Were Rescued
July 1975
By:
D. R.
| Westminster, British Columbia
AA showed him a whole new way of life
AA'S General Service Conference
May 1971
By:
R. K.
| Washington, District of Columbia
Bern Smith saw it as providing "a permanent haven" for all the alcoholics yet to come
The Bridge
February 1969
By:
K. M.
| Webster Groves, Missouri
At one time the group's youngest member was twenty-two and the oldest was eighty. But they had one common goal--sobriety
A.A.s to Be Asked for Information
August 1946
Running The Circus
April 2026
| Getting into General Service
By:
Briana O.
| Indianapolis, Indiana
Concept Seven tells her that AA is a living, breathing Fellowship kept alive by us—the people who once couldn’t keep a cactus alive
No Complaints
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Ken T.
| Roseburg, Oregon
Thanks to three beautiful oldtimers, he found a wonderful recipe to be happy, joyous and free
Falling into Sobriety
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By:
Sean W.
| Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland
Falling off a barstool is literally a cliché of alcoholism—yet it brought him tumbling into sobriety
A date to remember
July 2018
By:
Derek R.
| Ottowa, Ontario
Dinner, movie and Twelfth Step call. Sounds like the perfect evening
Too Many Beds
June 2014
By:
LaVonne C.
| Houston, Texas
All this newcomer wanted was something to sleep on. Be careful what you pray for
Boston Girl
May 2014
By:
Doris C.
| Leesburg, Florida
She had her first drink celebrating a new ship in the harbor. It was also her first drunk
The Bonfire Meeting, Rain or Shine
May 2011
By:
Lori M.
| Anchorage, Alaska
A season of summer thunderstorms threatens to disrupt this meeting, but a few AAs keep it going
Risk AND FAITH
February 2008
By:
Stephen B.
| Corvallis, Oregon
An AA gets out of his head and into his heart
Miracles: Yours and Mine
February 2004
By:
Dave L.
| Prineville, Oregon
He thought they were only for the very good people, the saints
Less Is More
May 2003
By:
Kris W.
| Kensington, California
A GSR seconds the motion: "Keep it simple