Helping Hands
October 1957
OUTSIDE AA - Activities and developments outside AA in the field of alcoholism. . .a news report.
From the Grass Roots
December 1952
By:
Anonymous.
| Pennsylvania
DO WE <emphasis type="italic">REALLY</emphasis> KNOW THE TWELVE STEPS?
Testing the Waters
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
V.K.
| Casa Grande, Arizona
He had vowed never to attend a meeting in a church. Then one day he decided to challenge himself
Going all the way
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
R.R.
| Valley City, California
Taking on a six-day hike was a real challenge. But the rewards were breathtaking—just like AA service
My one wish
December 2021
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Alison G.
| Salinas, Calif.
I thought, But for the grace of God I get to be here. When I left the jail, I sat in my car and cried tears of joy and thanked God that I had been given a heart that could love like this.
Best Insurance Ever
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
M.G.
| Montclair, N.J.
Working with a prisoner in a serious COVID lockdown delivered both of them tickets to some sanity and peace
End run
July 2018
By:
Charles H
| Atwater, California
His prison was filled with alcohol and drugs, but luckily he began to do laps with a guy named Skyler
Felt like home
June 2018
By:
Janis L.
| Bangor, Maine
How the warm welcome at a shelter meeting helped her take off a “backpack” of fear and shame
Flying High
December 2016
Used to the skies, a pilot finds his particular low in a bottom that brings him into the rooms of AA
The Real Miracle
November 2016
For this recovering alcoholic Down Under, AA spells gratitude—to her home group, her Higher Power, her sponsor, and to all the people who have made the miracle of sobriety happen for her.
Ocean of Sobriety
July 2014
By:
Brenda M.
| Boise, Idaho
She wanted to live life to the fullest, not drink it away
Released
April 2014
By:
Barbara P.
| Longport, New Jersey
A trip to the mailbox reminded her of her days in jail and how the Big Book saved her sanity
To Catch a Break
March 2012
By:
Jimmy E.
| Dallas, Texas
A chance run-in while shopping changes a Texan's life
Muskrat, Muskrat
December 2011
By:
Doreen H.
| Three Hills, Alberta
An AA group has an unusual visitor