Second Tradition Checklist
November 2020
| Our Twelve Traditions
By:
B. L.
| New York, N .Y.
He was going to save AA. Someone had to do it. A member recalls AA’s early days before the Traditions were written
The adventures of SERF 7
March 2019
| What’s On Your Mind?
By:
Lisa W.
| Jackson, Mississippi
They drove, ate, stayed and prayed together, doing service all the way. She found what she’d been missing
Pennies From Heaven For Kevin
April 2017
Years of alcoholic despair followed the wrenching death of his young son, but AA, and the mysterious appearance of a penny, save his life
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
January 2012
By:
Allen K.
| St. Cloud, Minnesota
Not everyone at the bar thought his suicide joke was funny
Gentle Drunks
January 2007
A Dream Fulfilled
This preacher in East Texas found his true calling when he took the first three Steps
The Truth in the Myth
August 1969
By:
Ray Stratton
| Fort Supply, Oklahoma
A long-time (nonalcoholic) friend of AA examines the saying "Only an alcoholic can help an alcoholic
You Can Carry the Message on the Job
April 1968
By:
K. R.
| Liberal, Kansas
This AA cooperated with his progressive firm in helping fellow employees start sober living
One Pilgrim's Progress
August 1967
By:
W. B.
| Pennsylvania
He wrote for the Grapevine after two meetings, and again after three months. Now he tells of a year . . .
Pivot for Change
April 1967
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
<emphasis type="italic">Step Discussion</emphasis> <lb<emphasis type="italic">Step Eleven:</emphasis> Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="italic">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for
More Life All the Time
September 1966
By:
M. T.
| Miami, Florida
She capered from Texas to Landsberg am Lech, but the best place of all is Miami--sober
A Victim of Circumstances
August 1954
By:
S. L. K.
| Southern Minnesota
There were days in my life that were total blanks. . .
A PROBLEM
February 1950
Friendly Follow-ups By Mail Help Newcomer Get Started
March 1948
By:
Bill McA.
| Manhattan, New York