Past / Present / Future
July 1968
By:
G. N. G.
| Forest Hills, New York
. . . <emphasis type="italic">Thought's the slave of life, and life time's fool; and time, that takes survey of all the world, must have a Stop.</emphasis>"--Shakespeare
The Search for Self-approval
October 1967
By:
M. D. B.
| Jackson, Michigan
How the AA program deals with our need for self-approval and recognition by others
Who Do You Think You Are?
July 1962
By:
L. C.
| Detroit
Through practicing the Steps we learn that our ego-image is not fixed or static
The Twelve Steps Revisited/step 6
February 1962
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character
The 12 Steps Revisited
March 1961
By:
J. E.
| Guilford, Connecticut
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. --First in a series of searching articles
Problems Other Than Alcohol: What Can Be Done About Them?
February 1958
By:
Bill W.
Any time is a good time to review our relations with each other and with the world outside. In the following article Bill has done this with the accent on special groups which seek to handle drug addiction. At the moment this problem is under a great amou
What We Were Like
August 1991
By:
David L.
Fragments of AA History - AA in Hong Kong--The First Twenty-One Years
Quote April 8, 2015
“The process of one alcoholic confiding in another has without a doubt saved my life. Nowhere else have I ever found such devotion and understanding as with AA sponsoring.”
Maspeth, N.Y., May 1998 “The Best Listeners,” In Our Own Words
Bronzed Moccasins
May 1975
By:
A physician
| California
This doctor was his own worst patient until he accepted AA
Quote September 13, 2015
"Without much doubt, a million alcoholics have approached AA during the last thirty years. We can soberly ask ourselves what became of the 600,000 who did not stay."
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1965 "Responsibility Is Our Theme" The Language of the Heart
Which End of the Telescope?
January 1986
By:
D. W.
| Vallejo, California
We look at ourselves in different ways
What Happened to Them Could Happen to Me
November 1983
By:
V. B.
There are common denominators in all slips, and from them we can learn how to protect ourselves and help others - From the September 1973 Grapevine
Over 40 Billion Problems Served
October 1983
By:
F. L.
| Bangor, Maine
Are we losing sight of our primary purpose?
I Never Noticed the Rainbows
August 1983
By:
S. S.
| Kailua, Hawaii
A tough job decision showed her that changes bring opportunities