The Twelve Steps Revisited/step 11
December 1962
By:
J.E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
<emphasis type="italic">Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God</emphasis> as we understood Him, <emphasis type="italic">praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out</emphasis>.
Just Like Dad
March 2026
| AA & the Family
By:
Geoff C.
| Vancouver, British Columbia
As a kid, he and his sober father were buddies. But once he started drinking everything changed
Boy Meets Girl on AA Campus
August 2024
| Dating & Relationships
By:
Dan J.
| New York, New York
How a tumultuous relationship at seven years sober brought him closer to prayer, the program and other sober guys
Learning to live
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
By:
Mike E.
| Huntley, Illinois
A drunk teacher flunks out again and again, then miraculously scores two As
The Good Life
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Mike B.
| Carbondale, Colorado
Once a college dropout, now he bikes around the world and sponsors guys across the Rocky Mountains
Saying Goodbye
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Benjamin F.
| Mesa.,, Ariz.
Bidding farewell to be beloved father, finding new life in AA
To Love a Dad
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Dick H.
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
A newcomer heads to North Carolina to make amends to his father. Good thing he took his sponsor’s suggestion and prayed
Prickly Worker
December 2022
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Anonymous
| Sacramento, Calif.
Over decades of sobriety, his work life became a great place to grow and apply the principles of the program
My Adventures in China
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Jason
| Dublin, Ga.
A member shares about staying sober and making friends far, far from home
One breath at a time
November 2022
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
David S.
| New York, N.Y.
Acceptance, peace, patience and gratitude... a longtimer shares about the gifts of prayer and meditation
True Change
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Aaron N.
| Beaverton, Ore.
Understanding what you can change changes everything
Knowing When to Leave
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Carole H.
| Arvada, Colo.
Lost in the prestige of a highly stressful job, she used the AA tools to learn what was really important
Borrowed Faith
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Michael C.
| Charlottesville, Va.
He was back in detox again, but this time was different. A fellow member helped open his soul
Made It Out of Hell
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Kathy F.
| Dardenne Prairie, Mo.
A mom, sober since 1972, recalls the fearful secretive years before AA and how much better life is now
Just like dad
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Jake G.
| Leander, Texas
The alcoholic “monster” he tried so hard not to become was the person he turned to for help
