Listening to Life
September 2022
| Young & Sober
By:
Grace L.
| Rochester, N.Y.
Once lost and now sober, an autistic member finally finds the truth about himself. To him, it’s music
Al-anon Abroad
May 1968
By:
Margaret W.
| Detroit, Michigan
AAs and Al-Anons speak an international 'language of the heart' everywhere
A Prayer for The Ex
January 2022
| Beginners
By:
Lois L.
| Chandler, Ariz.
Oh great. She’s trying to get sober and her husband is suing her. And now they suggest she pray for him? Right!
Learning, Not Running
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
L.R.
| Santa Rosa, Calif.
Acceptance and gratitude are the keys to her sobriety
Finding Our Way
May 2014
By:
Michael N.
| Hendersonville, North Carolina
A blind member’s situation gives him a unique ability to help others
Looking Back
September 2013
He wanted to understand when he became an alcoholic. It was pretty clear
What I Learned From My Sponsor
May 2003
By:
Vinny B.
| Austin, Texas
AA is about participating in other people's lives
When Other Activities Fail
December 1991
By:
Jamie C.
| W. Henrietta, New York
Step Twelve - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
April 1991
By:
Pat T.
| Williston, Florida
Step Four - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Living the Steps
December 1978
By:
S. M.
| Joliet, Illinois
Self-acceptance was only one of many rewards he found in working and reworking the Steps
At Wit’s End
September 2024
| Young and Sober
Practice These Principles. . .
July 1994
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
April 1980
By:
The Journal
Influential Nondrinkers