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This time, praying for my mother was different. She was dying. So I thought about what I would want if I were in her place. This is when AA really stepped in.

If You’re Looking For A Place to Home

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By: Caroline P. | Riverside, Calif.

Coming into the program after twenty years of drinking, she was reborn—as herself

What’s Best for the Group

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings

By: C.B. | Bend, Ore.

A member in Oregon shares her thoughts about one of our most important Traditions

Reporting for Duty

January 2020 | Spiritual Awakenings

By: George W. | Louisville, Ky.

He thought his long, distinguished service career was over. Turns out he had more giving back to do

Rehab For the Holidays

December 2019 | Remote Communities & Sober Holidays

By: Andrea J. | Dallas, Texas

Getting and staying sober through the holiday season made her realize how grateful she really was

A vision for service

October 2019 | Is AA Accessible to all who need it?

By: Anonymous | The Chosen Spot, New York

Though her sight is often a challenge, her passion for giving back keeps growing

Looking for feathers

September 2019 | Young & Sober

By: Leah B. | Eugene, Oregon

An old-timer shares about honesty, laughter and paying attention to life’s subtle messages

Searching for something bigger

August 2019 | African-American Alcoholics in AA

By: Jason B. | Trenton, Missouri

An alcoholic shares about his small-town struggle with judgement, inclusion and Step Three

This is the door you're looking for

October 2018

By: Lori U. | Portland, Oregon

She may not have been raised to end up on skid row, but she sure found her hope there

What’s On Your Mind: What Do We Stand For?

September 2018

By: John D. | Big Lake, Minn

One AA believes strongly that accountability begins in the home group and spreads outward

Crazy for service

August 2018

By: Vera F. | Bend, Oregon

A district Grapevine rep discovers a wonderful world of service, meeting others and carrying the message

Anything for Sobriety

January 2018 | Sponsorship

By: Lubov B.

“Going to any length” is not some abstract phrase to her, but the way she lives her new sobriety in AA

Grapevine Daily Quote January 3, 2019

“I have sometimes felt I must apologize for my happiness ... I am vowing, however, to give loud support to successes, not just encouraging pats to troubles and failures. I now see successful living as a natural God-given by-product of successful sobriety. I say, go for it!”

Bend, Ore., January 1986, “Let’s Take Happiness Out of the Closet,”, Emotional Sobriety II

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Quote March 23, 2015

“To those of you who walk in front of me in time, thank you for your time and patience. To those of you who walk behind me in time, I'm glad you've joined us in this newfound life. To those that have not yet arrived or have left for a time: we will keep a seat, a cup of coffee, and lots of love waiting for you.”

San Diego, Calif., August 1998 “A Seat, a Cup of Coffee, and Lots of Love,” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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Grapevine Daily Quote January 22, 2020

“Today it is no longer about who cares for me, it is about learning to love others.”

Schaumburg, Ill., March 2006, “Living Large,”, AA Grapevine

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Grapevine Daily Quote June 25, 2018

“Our mistakes of yesterday can be stepping stones for tomorrow if we do something about them today.”

 “Patience Helps,” New York, New York, September 1947, AA Grapevine

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Quote January 22, 2015

“Today it is no longer about who cares for me, it is about learning to love others.”

Schaumburg, Ill., March 2006“Living Large,”AA Grapevine

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Quote June 25, 2016

“Our mistakes of yesterday can be stepping stones for tomorrow if we do something about them today.”

New York, N.Y., September 1947 “Patience Helps” AA Grapevine

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Quote May 5, 2015

“The sanity I’ve received through work on the Steps is far more than I could have hoped for.”

Bowie, Md., February 1999 “Beyond Sanity,” Step By Step

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Quote April 11 2014

“I cannot afford to take sobriety for granted ... I count my blessings and enjoy them all, large and small.”

Green Valley, Arizona, February 1978 “Summer of Discontent,” Spiritual Awakenings II

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Quote April 11, 2017

“I cannot afford to take sobriety for granted ... I count my blessings and enjoy them all, large and small.”

Green Valley, Ariz., February 1978 “Summer of Discontent,” Spiritual Awakenings II

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Grapevine Daily Quote January 22, 2018

“Today it is no longer about who cares for me, it is about learning to love others.”

Schaumburg, Ill. March 2006, “Living Large,” AA Grapevine

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Quote June 25 2013

"Our mistakes of yesterday can be stepping stones for tomorrow if we do something about them today."

New York, N.Y., September 1947 "Patience Helps" AA Grapevine

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Grapevine Daily Quote December 21, 2018

“Not picking up a drink creates infinite possibilities for me ... When I wake up in the morning I pray for what I need to get through the day sober. I also smile and say to myself, Who knows? This could be the greatest day of my life!”

“Attitude Adjustment,” New York, New York, January 2006, Beginner’s Book: Getting and Staying Sober

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Grapevine Daily Quote February 6, 2019

“We of AA can never set any hampering limitation upon the ultimate destiny of ourselves and our Fellowship, nor any whatever upon God’s love for us all. Individually and collectively, structurally and spiritually, we shall ever need to build for the future.”

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960, “AA Tomorrow”, The Language of the Heart

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Quote February 6 2014

"We of AA can never set any hampering limitation upon the ultimate destiny of ourselves and our Fellowship, nor any whatever upon God's love for us all. Individually and collectively, structurally and spiritually, we shall ever need to build for the future."

AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1960 From: "AA Tomorrow" The Language of the Heart

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Quote December 21, 2016

“Not picking up a drink creates infinite possibilities for me ... When I wake up in the morning I pray for what I need to get through the day sober. I also smile and say to myself, Who knows? This could be the greatest day of my life!”

New York, N.Y., January 2006 “Attitude Adjustment” Beginner’s Book: Getting and Staying Sober

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