The Garden of the Present Moment
September 2011
By:
James S.
A Buddhist in AA talks about how through sobriety, he was able to truly practice his faith
Why I like the Lord’s Prayer
April 2011
By:
Mel B.
| Toledo, Ohio
An AA shares why he is not about to abandon this meeting closer
From My Face to My Heart
March 2011
By:
Ronny G.
| Huntsville, Texas
A member learns to not take a wonderful sponsor for granted
Safety valve
October 2010
By:
DAVID S.
| New York, N.Y.
Using journaling as his Tenth Step, a self-critic attempts to conquer his turmoil
Tax man
December 2009
By:
JEFF W.
| Milwaukie, Ore.
A doctor owing more than $100,000 makes the restitution part of his recovery
9TH STEP RIDE
September 2008
By:
Scotty K.
| Lake Arrowhead, California
A biker calculates the price of peace
The Right Number of Meetings
January 2004
By:
Jeffrey L.
| Falls Church, Virginia
What was the right number of meetings for him? He had to work it out for himself--but he had help
How an Atheist Works the Steps
March 2003
By:
June L.
| El Granada, California
Even the ones with "God" in them
Marriage--Drunk and Sober
February 2003
By:
Jan and Fran P.
| Spokane, Washington
They found the true meaning of love and marriage
The Grand Ritual of Walking into the Kitchen of My Home Group
November 2001
By:
Steve F.
| Glencoe, Illinois
Come On! Be Happy, Too
November 1999
By:
E.B.R.
| Manhattan, New York
The author of "He Who Loses His Life" looked back over twenty plus years of sobriety. - From the September 1967 Grapevine
Came to Believe
June 2019
| Letting Go of Resentments
By:
Tommy T.
| Indiana
A former inmate’s eloquent plea for help and service to America’s prisons
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
SURRENDER IN SAIGON
November 2009
By:
ANONYMOUS
| Exeter, N.H.
A government worker learns to survive sober on foreign assignments
Every Day? (June 1971)
November 2004
By:
L. H.
| North Hollywood, California
Our Quality Control Procedure
I've Done the Twelve Steps--Now What?
November 1998
By:
Paul M.
| Riverside, Illinois
There are no endings in AA, only new beginnings - From the March 1973 Grapevine
Ninth Tradition
September 1994
By:
B. L.
| Manhattan, New York
Tradition 9 - AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
The Professor and the Paradox
December 1990