Relapse after 11 years
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Ahmed J.
| Coral Springs, Florida
From a Florida jail, a dad warns how pain meds and a weak program woke his sleeping lion
Home again
March 2018
By:
Ames S.
| New York, New York
Each year he takes flight, sometimes gracefully, and returns to the room where it all began
Any lengths?
January 2018
| Sponsorship
By:
Russ K.
| Tampa, Florida
A sponsee in Florida shares valuable lessons he’s learned from his sponsor—including how to survive in a hurricane
Basic training
April 2017
By:
Glenn P.
| Florissant, Missouri
Five weeks of outpatient were the building blocks to AA and a sober life
86ed
April 2017
By:
Debra S.
| Fort Worth, Texas
She completely changed the menu. The liquor had to go
13th-Stepping And The Damage Done
October 2016
When does a warm greeting go too far? One AA woman writes of how meetings need to be a safe haven, but can’t be when members engage in practices that many consider predatory.
Believe It or Not
March 2016
By:
I.K.,
| New York,, N.Y.
Tradition Three makes it clear. We don't have to conform to belong
A Place in the Sun
February 2016
As the dolphins leaped and his daughter smiled, he knew his Higher Power had brought him to this moment
Light and Joy
February 2015
By:
Jamie G.
| East Haven, Connecticut
Her life wasn't such a dark place anymore after she found AA
A New World
January 2015
By:
Don S.
| Burlington, Connecticut
He had no idea he was entering a life of softball, snorkling, dancing and joy
Dear HP
November 2014
By:
Jeff H.
| Sturgeon, Missouri
Neither rain nor snow could keep him from giving this prayer thing a shot
Home Sweet Home
October 2014
By:
Anonymous
Her eagerness to volunteer at her Central Office led to a job at a place she knew quite well
On the Right Track
July 2013
By:
Peter B.
| Mississauga, Ontario
A man who lost his job finds something much more important on his way home
Lending the AA name?
June 2013
By:
K.K.
| Manassas, Virginia
Tradition Six reminds us to be careful not to endorse
For Beginners--And for Myself
June 1982
By:
A. M.
| White Plains, New York
Old-timers have much to share at beginners meetings
Doors Are for Opening
May 1980
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
Instead of closing the door on his past, he found that
Strawberries and Ice Cream
February 1980
By:
S. M.
| Joliet, Illinois
In about thirty seconds he devoured a quart of it.
The 2nd Step - We Have Gained a Partner
October 1978
By:
F. G.
| Queens, New York
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
We Get What We Give Back
June 1976
By:
John B.
| Rochester, New York
No matter whether the job is great or small, when you help the group, you help yourself
First-meeting Cautious
June 1974
By:
Laura L.
| Sonoma, California
All she did was listen and the listening made her feel better
A World Full of Other People
April 1974
By:
E. S.
| Brooklyn, New York
Our own problems and irritations can make us believe we are something special
