Relax your grip
March 2018
By:
Paul M.
| Valatie, New York
On the beach, on a beautiful day in March, he took both hands and learned to let go
The Walls
June 2017
By:
Robert A.
| Vernon, British Columbia
He built a wall so high others couldn’t get in and he couldn’t get out. Then AA entered his life and he understood he wasn’t alone, after all
One stitch at a time
March 2016
An old-timer finds out it’s never too late to dive back in like a newcomer
Two Lives, One Lifetime
February 2015
By:
Peggy S.
| Belleville, New Jersey
She was born in the Caribbean but started a new life in AA
What! another meeting?
March 2014
By:
Anonymous
With his marriage on the rocks, a newcomer tries to help his family understand this AA thing
Web Exclusive: Must We Hear from Her Again?
March 2011
By:
James J.
| San Diego, California
It took years for this member to see that an old-timer’s simple message was the way to go.
Waiting for the 11:40
September 2004
By:
Jeff N.
| Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Living all the life he could stand
Tell It to the Marines
February 2003
By:
Jay P.
| Oceanside, California
An AA follows in his father's footsteps
Experiments In Psychedelic Sobriety and Other Open Secrets Of AA's Past
January 2003
By:
Joel C.
| San Diego, California
Lonely at the Top
May 1991
By:
S. C.
| Harrisonburg, Virginia
One alcoholic sharing his or her experience, strength, and hope with another is the heart of Alcoholics Anonymous. This month, four AAs share their thoughts on this topic, with six more to follow in June.
Rehab For the Holidays
December 2019
| Remote Communities & Sober Holidays
By:
Andrea J.
| Dallas, Texas
Getting and staying sober through the holiday season made her realize how grateful she really was
23 precious years
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Joan O.
| Marietta, Georgia
After alcoholism takes her son, she finds comfort and acceptance in the first three Steps
You Let Me In
January 2014
By:
Terryl A.
| Waco, exas
A member reflects on how important the Third Tradition was in the beginning
The Message Inside
July 2011
By:
David T.
| South Padre Island, Texas
He decided to return to the last place he ever wanted to go
The Bottle on the Counter
July 2011
By:
Laurie H.
| Flint, Michigan
It beckoned, seductively trying to woo her back
My Beautiful Blue Car
May 2004
By:
Kristen M.
| Waunakee, Wisconsin
It proved that she was really going places--didn't it?
A Sacred Safari
April 2004
By:
Rick P.
| Vernon, Connecticut
His mind was a jungle. Would meditation really be able to tame it?
The Second Mile
December 1998
By:
C. C.
| North Hollywood, California
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles...