Practice These Principles. . .
April 1994
Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
You Don’t Have To Hide Anymore
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Alex S.
| Wexford, Pa.
On Thanksgiving Day, friends and family finally broke through his isolation
Hidden bottles everywhere
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
Lance S.
| La Center, Washington
A trip to Dr. Bob’s house was a real treat, but the things that surprised him most made clinking noises
One of the guys
August 2023
| AA in the Military
By:
DeAnna K.
| Alexandria, Virginia
She drank the other pilots under the table and out-performed them in the sky. How could she be an alcoholic?
With Pen & Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
By:
Anonymous
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life
It’s a Seat, Not a Throne
May 2023
| Home Group
By:
Deb W.
| Spokane, Wash.
While sitting in her well-deserved chair one day, she temporarily forgot about her group’s primary purpose
As Sick As My Secrets
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By:
Anonymous
| Galway, Ireland
The AA welcome is always waiting
A Much Better View
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Donna G.
| San Diego, Calif.
With a little action and meditation, she can see the love, the hope, the gratitude and the trees
Family Secret
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
R.G.
| Slidell, La.
After years of drinking and pain, sobriety prepared a mother for a wonderful unexpected reunion
Coming In At An Older Age
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Gary D.
| Edgewater, Fla.
He’d made a lot of “fresh starts”—but the one that stuck was coming into AA
Message from Below
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Christina B.
| Meadowlakes, Texas
A stranger in a jail cell hands her an opportunity to change her life
Anonymity Break!
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Betty Y.
| Bishop, Calif.
Revealing our membership is a very personal matter. But one AA recalls an unintentional slip that became a beautiful thing
A Grateful And Blessed Alcoholic
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Debra U.
| Kansas City, MO
A family crisis leads to a lasting miracle
How Anonymous Do I Want to Be?
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jim H.
| Largo, Fla.
A member shares his beloved wife’s thoughts on when to be secret about our AA membership
FEARis Wheel
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Ron B.
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
A fun sober trip to the circus with the kids—what could possibly go wrong? Cue the Serenity Prayer!
Tough Love
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Lynne W.
| Billings, Mont.
The kindness kept her coming, but it was the members who told her the truth that saved her life