The Greatest Gift
September 2017
By:
Ethel D.
| Hudson, Fla.
The greatest possible gift is the return of something treasured that was lost. In her case, that meant God
Dreams and waterfalls
September 2017
By:
Anonymous
He was once so drunk, he couldn’t leave his dorm room. Now he’s seeing the world
No Going Back
September 2017
By:
Stephanie B.
| Albany, New York
After a long, difficult drive, she finally reached the ocean. This time, she was determined to change
Gunning for Recovery
October 2008
By:
Nate G.
| Djibouti
Six months sober, a young veteran stays close to the program in Djibouti
A Family Nightmare
April 2006
By:
Laurie R.
| Mayhill, New Mexico
Alcoholism attacked one generation after another
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
December 1974
By:
C. R. T. Jr.
| Glenside, Pennsylvania
The simple act of caring carries its own healing power
I'm the Doctor
July 1962
By:
M.D.
| Vallejo, California
--but had much to learn which they never taught at medical school
Tosspots Are Patsies. . .
September 1961
By:
L. G.
| North Dakota
But learning to be charitable toward chiselers pays dividends in serenity
A Chance to Learn
August 1980
By:
L. G.
| Ogallala, Nebr.
The stronger her faith became, the more secure she felt
An Experience in Daily Living
March 1979
By:
D. W.
| Des Moines, Iowa
He found that there is no panacea for living problems
We Seek Glimpses of the Absolute
April 1978
By:
M. B.
| Coronado, California
Spiritual awareness comes in many forms. In the pages that follow, six AAs tell how it came to them
The White Flag of Surrender
December 1976
By:
Father T.
| California
AA freed him of remorse and enabled him to serve is God when he finally raised
From the Cave of the Fallen Angels
March 1975
By:
E. S.
| Manhattan, New York
The words and the phrases may vary from time to time, but the basic message of the AA experience goes on unchanged
People and Principles
October 1971
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
Personalities change and people are often wrong, but principles remain constant
The High-bottom Drunk
June 1971
By:
W. G.
| Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Earth people usually equate 'alcoholic' with the skid-row bum, but we know there are many different types. Getting down to basics, Bill W. often opened a meeting with the simple greeting "Hi, drunks!
The Uses and Abuses of Clichs
April 1971
By:
J. S.
| Peterborough, New Hampshire
Don't analyze--utilize. But try to understand what they truly mean
1st Step
January 1970
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol. . .that our lives had become unmanageable.