The son I gave up
July 2017
By:
Suzanne R.
| Sarasota, Florida
Drinking and partying began to take everything away, even something unimaginable
Lightening the load
June 2016
With her sponsor showing the way, she unexpectedly becomes a caregiver and learns to take care of herself
On the Mountaintop
December 2014
By:
Jerry F.
| Cerritos, California
Getting sober in AA relieved him of his alcoholism and the shackles he made for himself
True Rewards
June 2014
By:
Kathleen H.
Her young life was spent looking for awards and approval. That ultimately led her to drinking
An Unencumbered Man
June 2011
By:
David S.
| New York, New York
AA had ruined his drinking; now it ruined his isolation
The End of Everything
June 2010
By:
JOEY H.
| Dana Point, Calif.
Jail was the best place for a guy like me, even if I didn't think so
The Dash
January 2009
By:
Jessica L.
| Victoria, British Columbia
Every tombstone has a dash between the birth and death dates - it's the dash that counts
Sharing Her Gifts
June 2008
By:
Anonymous
| St. Louis, Missouri
Once "miserable beyond description," an AA lives life on life's terms
Acceptance Is Easy When You Don't Have a Choice
March 1994
By:
Daniel M.
| Walworth, New York
blinded in a car accident, he learned the hard way
When You Need It Most
March 2003
By:
Roger M.
Shaken by a patient's death, a newly sober surgeon learns how AA works
Be Careful What You Pray For
November 2001
By:
Skitch F.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
No Graduation From AA!
November 1999
By:
P.W.
| Cleveland, Tennessee
<emphasis type="italic">Two themes that have become of the greatest importance to him--responsibility and gratitude to AA--were stressed by the author of</emphasis> "Rum, Radio and Rebellion." - From the January 1969 Grapevine
Planting the Seed
October 1997
By:
Kelvin H.
| Scottsville, Kentucky
A Grapevine carries the message