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The Tenth Concept

August 1972
Bill W.'s Twelve Concepts for World Service

11th Tradition

July 1971
By: B. L. | Manhattan, New York
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.

First Tradition Checklist

November 1969
By: B. L. | Manhattan, New York
The author says: "AA's Twelve Traditions have, in my experience, often proved vital in keeping me sober, and helpful otherwise in all my affairs." This is the first of a series of articles sharing that experience.

The Trouble Was, I Wasn't Ornamental

September 1965
By: G. N. G. | Manhattan,, New York
An AA comments on a recent sociological study of the different social and personal motives people have for drinking

How Anonymous Should You Be?

May 1965
By: Anonymous
It may look easy to practise the second A in AA, but it doesn't always work out that way

Guardian of AA

April 1958
By: Bill W.
Our General Service Conference

Alcoholism in Industry

March 1951
By: John L. Norris, M. D.

I JUST WANT A DRINK OR TWO A DAY

September 1946
By: B. C. | Tucson, Arizona

Chapter XXIBoomerang

March 1944
For the special delectation of Grapevine readers: A chapter, in 2 installments, from the novel September Remember by Eliot Taintor, to be published by Prentice Hall on April 16th.

Quote April 27 2014

“We cannot just keep chipping away at defects of character without developing something to replace them. Assets are the only item I can find to develop, and the Fourth Step seems to be the ideal way of monitoring where I am at with both assets and defects.”

Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1979 “Taking Stock,” Step By Step
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“We cannot just keep chipping away at defects of character without developing something to replace them. Assets are the only item I can find to develop, and the Fourth Step seems to be the ideal way of monitoring where I am at with both assets and defects.”

Lincoln, Neb., November 1979 “Taking Stock,” Step By Step
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Quote April 24 2014

“I look upon a pain in my feelings as temporary indigestion of the mind. When I get a stomach-ache, it is generally because I’ve eaten something that hasn’t agreed with me. Likewise, my mental indigestion comes from some story, bit of gossip or circumstance that I’ve swallowed without thinking.”

Elmhurst, New York, March 1950 “Got a Pain in Your Feelings?,” Emotional Sobriety II: The Next Frontier
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“I look upon a pain in my feelings as temporary indigestion of the mind. When I get a stomach-ache, it is generally because I’ve eaten something that hasn’t agreed with me. Likewise, my mental indigestion comes from some story, bit of gossip or circumstance that I’ve swallowed without thinking.”

Elmhurst, N.Y., March 1950 “Got a Pain in Your Feelings?,” Emotional Sobriety II: The Next Frontier
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No way out

September 2016
By: Rick D., | Portland, Ore.
He escaped a troubled childhood by joining the army. But he couldn’t escape the bottle

Faith Among the Ruins

September 2002
By: Connie C. | New York, New York
Even in the smoldering wreckage of the World Trade Center, there was hope

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Web Exclusive: Someone to Watch Over Me

January 2012
By: Christina N. | Carlsbad, California
A member considers the vulnerability of young people in the rooms

At the Crossroads of My Alcoholism

July 2011
By: Gary C. | Woodstown, New Jersey
He had reached that place where he couldn't imagine life with alcohol, nor life without it

Mommy drunkest

April 2011
By: S.E.B. | East Hawkesbury, Ontario
A young mother gets a sober second shot at raising her children

Hot fudge sobriety

January 2011
By: Snow P. | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The road back to normal is not always straight

LOIS REMEMBERS

November 2009
By: Lois W.
Bill's wife recalls when he and she and the first AAs were very young

Amends on the 50-yard line

November 2009
By: TOM S. | Kansas City, Mo.
A humiliating public episode on a football field and its aftermath are a father's wake-up call

FINDING MY WAY

April 2009
By: Scott W. | Kearney, Nebraska
AA and Buddhism make a potent mix for a man on the edge

All-American ALCOHOLIC

July 2008
By: Al F. | Kokomo, Indiana
A swimmer stays afloat

Road to Belief

June 2008
By: Carl R. | Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania
A simple prayer of thanks paves the way to peace

ADDRESSING the Wound

May 2008
By: Anonymous
A parent's cruelty, a son's amends, and change

Hey There, Lonely Guy

February 2008
By: Anonymous
Three years and three Fourth Steps later, an alcoholic gets the hang of love

Club Grace

August 2007
By: Jackie B. | Alexandria, Virginia
From loneliness to living

Short, But Not So Sweet

October 2006
By: Marian B. | Penticton, British Columbia
Years of torment weren't needed

Daria's Secret

April 2006
By: Daria L. | Scottsdale, Arizona
A Vietnam vet discovers how vital honesty is

Coming to Believe

October 2005
By: Ann S. | San Marcos, California
An atheist's long journey toward faith

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