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Careful What You Pray For

April 2016

A Beautiful Day for a Ride

February 2016

This Time, It's For Me

December 2015

After years of Al-Anon, how could she have not recognized her own alcoholism?

Praying for Coworkers

October 2015

He couldn’t stand those guys at the office, but he kept working on it—one prayer at a time

Shoveling for Sobriety

September 2015

He had to find a new way to practice Step Seven

Big Books for Myanmar

July 2015

With few meetings and no text, these AAs show up for each other

My Answer for Grandma

July 2015

By: Wayne R. | Middletown, Md.

As he slid deeper into his disease, someone he loved kept asking questions. Then one day he knew what to tell her

For Charlie's Sake

May 2015

By: B. L.. | New York, New York

Squabbling ceased when a newcomer’s needs turned the group to its primary purpose

Anyone For Tennis?

April 2015

By: Mary Ann R. | Minneapolis, Minnesota

She came to see that hiding booze in tennis ball canisters in the garage was not social drinking

Go for the Ride

December 2014

By: Anonymous

One reason he got involved in general service was right outside on the curb

Dinner for 1800

December 2014

By: Matt C. | Martinez, California

Waiting for her Miracle

October 2014

By: April P. | Monongahela, Pennsylvania

A New Life for Aunt Patricia

September 2014

By: Patricia K. | Ventura, California

She wanted to paint and garden when she retired, but martinis and hangovers came first

A New Life for Nicolás

August 2014

By: Nicolás G. | San José, California

A New Home for Mr. Sleepy

June 2014

By: Anonymous

An investigation of a shady house leads a sober reporter to the story of a lifetime

A New Life for Nicolás

August 2014

By: Nicolás G. | San José, California

A New Home for Mr. Sleepy

June 2014

By: Anonymous

An investigation of a shady house leads a sober reporter to the story of a lifetime

A Cure for the Insanity

May 2014

By: Grace S. | Ann Arbor, Michigan

Feeling suicidal and unable to stop drinking, she asked for help

Look for the Gems

April 2014

By: Skitch F. | Albuquerque, New Mexico

How old-timers taught him to mine his Big Book for the jewels that really shine

Honk for "Easy Does It"

April 2014

By: Tamera K. | Sacramento, California

Her grandma would signal to pull over for coffee on her way to help a houseful of drunks

An Acronym for Sobriety

March 2014

By: J.D. D. | Big Lake, Minnesota

A members shares with us a tool for staying sober

Tools for Today

March 2014

By: Lindsay M. | Lanarkshire

The phone has been an important part of AA for decades … but sometimes it's time for an upgrade

Signing for Sobriety

February 2014

By: Kelly W. | SeaTac, Washington

A deaf woman in Washington gets sober and passes it on

Recipe for a sober holiday

December 2013

By: Ray S. | Snyder, New York

How to stay away from the Yuletide sauce? A member whips up some ingredients that work

Alone for the holidays

December 2013

By: Ali B. | Delray Beach, Florida

Her AA friends were all leaving town, and she was miles away from home. Sponsor to the rescue!

Smile for Mickey

November 2013

By: Larry H. | Flagstaff, Arizona

From childhood on, he never fit in the picture, until he got to AA

Cruising for a Boozing

October 2013

By: Alex M. | Louisville, Kentucky

A very nervous day counter learns quickly how to sail straight on the high seas

For the Troops

October 2013

By: Jim B. | Marlboro, New York

His search to keep his sobriety fresh has made a soldier's day

My Plan for the Day

October 2013

By: Jim T. | Scottsdale, Arizona

Looking for "the One"

August 2013

By: Margie J. | Orangevale, California

Grapevine Daily Quote November 14, 2018

“I have always carried a meeting list and quarter for a phone call because I don’t know when I am going to want another drink.”

“From Rags to Riches,” Cornwall, Ontario, January 2005, Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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Grapevine Daily Quote November 23, 2018

“The Twelve Steps are deceptively simple but provide limitless spiritual growth for anyone with the patience to stay the course.”

“It Works for Me,” Riverside, Illinois, September 2007, Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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Grapevine Daily Quote June 26, 2018

“Before we can be of any use to anybody else, we must find the beginnings of the answer for ourselves.”

Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker, Friend of AA, October 1955, “The Spiritual Angle of AA”, AA Grapevine

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Quote November 14, 2016

“I have always carried a meeting list and quarter for a phone call because I don’t know when I am going to want another drink.”

Cornwall, Ontario, January 2005 “From Rags to Riches” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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Quote November 23, 2016

“The Twelve Steps are deceptively simple but provide limitless spiritual growth for anyone with the patience to stay the course.”

Riverside, Illinois, September 2007 “It Works for Me” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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Quote January 5, 2016

“Ever fresh in my heart is a song of thanksgiving for my expanding sobriety, as the opening door to timeless truth.”

Jackson Heights, N.Y., April 1956 “What a Spiritual Awakening Means to Me” Spiritual Awakenings

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Quote January 8, 2016

“Not picking up a drink creates infinite possibilities for me ... Who knows? This could be the greatest day of my life.”

New York, N.Y., January 2006 “Attitude Adjustment” Beginner’s Book

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Quote June 26, 2016

“Before we can be of any use to anybody else, we must find the beginnings of the answer for ourselves.”

Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker, Friend of AA, October 1955 “The Spiritual Angle of AA” AA Grapevine

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Quote June 11, 2017

“Asking for help is not just a path to humility; it is a path to connection with my fellows and with God.”

Phoenix, Ariz., April 2011 “HELP,” AA Grapevine

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Quote January 5, 2013

“Ever fresh in my heart is a song of thanksgiving for my expanding sobriety, as the opening door to timeless truth.”

Jackson Heights, N.Y., April 1956 From: “What a Spiritual Awakening Means to Me” Spiritual Awakenings

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Quote January 8, 2013

“Not picking up a drink creates infinite possibilities for me ... Who knows? This could be the greatest day of my life.”

New York, N.Y., January 2006 From: “Attitude Adjustment” Beginner’s Book

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Quote June 26 2013

"Before we can be of any use to anybody else, we must find the beginnings of the answer for ourselves."

Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker, Friend of AA, October 1955 "The Spiritual Angle of AA" AA Grapevine

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Quote June 11, 2014

“Asking for help is not just a path to humility; it is a path to connection with my fellows and with God.”

Phoenix, Arizona, April 2011 “HELP,” AA Grapevine

November 14, 2013

“I have always carried a meeting list and quarter for a phone call because I don’t know when I am going to want another drink.”

Cornwall, Ontario, January 2005 “From Rags to Riches,” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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November 23, 2013

“The Twelve Steps are deceptively simple but provide limitless spiritual growth for anyone with the patience to stay the course.”

Riverside, Ill., September 2007 “It Works for Me,” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety

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