Twelve Steps and the Older Member
June 1956
By:
J. E.
| Bloomington, Indiana
Step Twelve: <emphasis type="italic">Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.</emphasis>
The Man in Dakar
March 2023
| Get Into Service
By:
Ruthie S.
| Lumberton, Texas
I jumped from my seat. I demanded that we didn’t need AA. I remember feeling embarrassed after my tirade because he just continued to speak politely.
Time to Adjust
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Mary R.
| Snellville, Ga.
It’s a sad reality that these issues have become tied to politics in many people’s minds, which makes how we treat each other in AA all the more important.
A Great Big God
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Angie Z.
| Amarillo, TX
Grace, grown out of desperation, blooms in her life
The Saving Grace of Gratitude
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| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Karen B.
| Greensboro, N.C.
Two decades of sobriety later, she gives thanks as naturally as breathing
Inside Raymondville
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
By:
Helaine D.
| Sudbury, Ontario
During the week of Christmas, we got permission to bring food into the prison for a special celebration. The milk seemed to be their favorite of the treats.
A Personal Approach
May 2006
By:
Whitey B.
| Sebastopol, California
A member talks about the program with his physician
Dear Diary. . .
April 1975
By:
Earl C.
| Santa Barbara, California
If you want to get rid of stinking thinking, try writing it all down
Get Busy!
Without the AA program, she would not have been able to handle some of the lessons life has handed down to her.
The Idea of Co-sponsorship
October 1962
By:
W. L. G.
| New Rochelle, New York
Are some things so intimate we can't discuss them with our regular sponsor?
AA's Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration
September 1960
By:
H. W., Staff Member
An Eyewitness Report