The Challenge to Ego in Tradition Five
November 1976
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Squabbling ceased when the newcomer's needs turned the group to its primary purpose
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?
Down Under
October 1961
By:
G. R.
| Sydney
The members gather about the tea table instead of the coffee urn, but the shared experience, strength and hope is the same
The Vagrant, The Professor, and The Laureate of Bohemia
February 1955
By:
Anonymous
| Scarsdale, New York
Some Thoughts on the First Step
If It Works, Don’t Fix It
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By:
Kim S.
| St. Paul, MN
“One Day at a Time” takes on new meaning when you are awaiting brain surgery
The Healing
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By:
Jonel J.
| Lantana, FL
Hopeless, lost---and healed
Alcohol, My Master
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By:
J. K.
| Madison, Wis.
Falling in love with life rather than alcohol
Reading & Healing
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
By:
Barbara Jean H.
| Pennington, New Jersey
Invaluable questions in the “Twelve and Twelve” helped repair a mom’s relationship with her daughter
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.
Something had changed
May 2022
| 60th Anniversary of the Concepts
By:
Andy G.
| Saanichton, British Columbia
I felt amazing. I went for a long walk on the sea wall in Vancouver, skipping over park benches and talking continuously with my Higher Power.
New & Improved
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Matt M.
| Oak Park, Ill.
“Broken washer?” I would have wailed“Why me?” Then I would have had two beers, then two more since it was such a hard day. Actually, I would not have installed anything.
A Broken Arm and A New Home Group
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By:
Dorothy W.
| Arcadia, Calif.
It was a bad break – but a good one, since it led her to the place she calls home
Not Part Of Our Plan
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By:
Elizabeth G. and Casey O.
| Sacramento, Calif.
When unexpected news arrived for an AA couple, the program was a life-saver
I Found Intimacy
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Janet S.
A classic suburban picture: Great exterior, miserable interior, and plenty of drinking. It was either change her life or explode
62 years of showing up
February 2019
| Stories by Our Longtime Members
By:
Ralph B.
| Seattle, Washington