A Purpose in Life
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By:
Julie M.
| Youngstown, Ohio
The Responsibility Pledge helps her overcome her fear of taking meetings into jail
Puzzled
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Molly M.
| Augusta, Maine
Confused after arrests and relapses, she was finally ready to listen and put the pieces together
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Never too old
May 2017
By:
Larry M.
| Devon, Alberta
A delegate from Canada reminds us not to forget about our octogenarian members
Time out!
June 2013
By:
Jeanne F.
| Atlantic Beach, Florida
When the kids misbehave, mom’s Steps come in for a touchdown
Web Exclusive: A Place Called Home
October 2011
By:
Timothy D.
| Baldwin City, Kansas
While making a Ninth Step amends to his family, he learns that his father is a member of AA
A Lifer's Story
July 2011
By:
Barry M.
| Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
The only way to endure his prison sentence was to drink as much as possible
New Frontiers: Highlights Of AAWS' Year Abroad
September 2003
From a presentation by GSO staff member Bill A. to the 2003 General Service Conference in New York City.
Chicago's Suggested Program
November 1987
The experience of five AAs from the 1940s through the 1970s illuminates the practice of sponsorship for the 1980s - From the February 1953 Grapevine
Our Primary Purpose
November 1985
By:
Anonymous
A "group within a group" practices Tradition Five - From the November 1956 Grapevine
Can I buy you a drink?
November 2018
By:
Joan B.
| Toronto, Ontario
In 1963, at a ski lodge in Quebec, an alcoholic makes a friendly offer. Boy, did she get the wrong guy
Never too old
May 2017
By:
Larry M.
| Devon, Alberta
A delegate from Canada reminds us not to forget about our octogenarian members
Time out!
June 2013
By:
Jeanne F.
| Atlantic Beach, Florida
When the kids misbehave, mom’s Steps come in for a touchdown
Web Exclusive: A Place Called Home
October 2011
By:
Timothy D.
| Baldwin City, Kansas
While making a Ninth Step amends to his family, he learns that his father is a member of AA
A Lifer's Story
July 2011
By:
Barry M.
| Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
The only way to endure his prison sentence was to drink as much as possible
New Frontiers: Highlights Of AAWS' Year Abroad
September 2003
From a presentation by GSO staff member Bill A. to the 2003 General Service Conference in New York City.
Chicago's Suggested Program
November 1987
The experience of five AAs from the 1940s through the 1970s illuminates the practice of sponsorship for the 1980s - From the February 1953 Grapevine
Our Primary Purpose
November 1985
By:
Anonymous
A "group within a group" practices Tradition Five - From the November 1956 Grapevine
That Happy, Happy First Meeting
June 1968
By:
D. C.
| Los Angeles, California
She looked it up in the directory and took a bus, alone, not knowing what to expect