Thanks to Jack
January 2023
| Spiritual Awakenings
By:
Joshua S.
| Enfield, Conn.
I have managed to put together two years of sobriety. I truly believe that the love that radiates from Jack has helped me stay sober.
Gratitude, Every Morning
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Mary R.
| Bonita Springs, Fla.
No matter what changes in your life, sobriety is a cause for gratitude
The Return of A Smile
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Steve K.
| Laramie, Wyo.
A faded snapshot reminded him of how happy he had once been. And could be again, without the influence of alcohol
When Years Turn To Tears
June 2018
By:
Gail J.
| Okeechobee, Fla.
Faced with sorrow and pain, she turned to working the Steps—and learned all over again how to forgive herself
A Calming Balance
November 2014
By:
Bob D.
| Haverhill, Massachusetts
He found that he could use the slogan, "Easy Does It," as a kind of meditation
A Call from the Bus Station
September 2014
By:
Bob M.
A man with 66 years of sobriety finds a letter from a sponsee he had back in the ’60s
A Free Woman
June 2014
By:
Melissa M.
| Gig Harbor, Washington
Because the AA volunteers who came looked at her—not through her—she was able to let the program lift her shame
It's a Wonderful Life
March 2012
By:
Murray M.
| Ironwood, Michigan
He went from being homeless, helpless and spiritless to having a loving family and home
Resources For Working With Wet Drunks
March 2007
I Believe I Have Discovered Prayer
October 1951
By:
W. C. D.
| Erie, Pennsylvania
through the usual stages of indecision
Uncomfortably numb
May 2011
By:
Margie S.
| Columbus, Georgia
She had to drink to keep running—only AA stopped her.
Our Experience Has Taught Us. . .
November 1956
Safe Landing
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Anonymous
| Peterborough, Ontario
This Canadian officer thought going to AA would end his Air Force career. Instead, his life took flight
Dry Drunk
June 2017
By:
Mark R.
| Barrie, Ontario
He was told when he came into AA that if he didn’t drink and went to meetings, his life would get better. It didn’t happen that way.