Retreat From Sanity
March 1985
By:
F. P.
| Gainesville, Florida
Changes in attitude can lead us to a drink--or too close for comfort
The Up-and-down Ego
August 1978
By:
H. P.
| Florida
A good laugh at herself helped restore her perspective
Formula for an AA Meeting in Chicago
July 1961
By:
L. H.
| Chicago, Illinois
There may be some features of Chicago AA meetings that would benefit your own group
Progress, Not Perfection
August 2017
By:
Barbara Ann M.
| Tallahassee, Fla.
After a divorce and a monumental life change, the only place she found “safety” was in a hidden bottle. But something else was hidden inside of her: sobriety
Physical Awakening
May 1983
By:
D. J.
| Columbus, Ohio
Can we make the most of sobriety if we concentrate on mental and spiritual development but neglect our physical recovery?
Give Me Liberty!
October 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
In AA we demand - But that doesn't give us the right to push others around
Challenge in Jamaica
February 1968
By:
D. P. R.
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The lush resort life was making her restless until she remembered to be grateful for A A
Cosmic Consciousness
May 1976
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An examination of the profound spiritual experience that illuminates and changes many lives
You Don't Have to Slip
November 1998
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
From the September 1955 Grapevine
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME
January 2010
By:
JOE B.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
A friend's death after relapse tells a newcomer that alcohol would never be the solution
The Drive to Nowhere
September 1987
By:
M. H.
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
Fresh out of rehab--and all alone
A Miracle at Christmas----A Man Re-born
December 1946
Best little meeting in Utah
April 2023
| AA & Families
By:
Anonymous
| Wilton Manors, Fla.
When drama exploded on a sibling camping trip, the perfect solution became a family affair
MAASH
October 2017
By:
Peter G.
| San Antonio, Texas
At a base in Massachusetts, a medical officer steps up to help his chaplain and it becomes a win-win for everyone
At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
July 2005
By:
Anonymous
An AA from Sweden struggles to make a new group home