The Serenity Prayer
November 1964
By:
Anonymous
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
What Happens Here
December 2024
| Remote Communities and Sober Holidays
By:
Billy G.
| New York, New York
Dear Grapevine
April 2024
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Ferrara 2011
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By:
Leslie C.
| Walnut Creek, Calif.
A meeting in Italy pairs a US agnostic with the one person in the room who needs her the most
Dear Grapevine
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
How To Survive Your First Year of Sobriety
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By:
Hope A.
| Mooresville, N.C.
Some say the first year is the toughest. It doesn’t have to be
A New Adventure
December 2015
One letter at a time, she gets to explore sobriety with AAs all over the world
Lucky Turns
October 2015
By:
Bruce M.
| Indiana, PA
Just when a sober trucker decides to switch gears, his HP sends him on a most unexpected route
On the road again
September 2009
By:
TIM P.
| St.Paul, Minn.
Newly sober, a member who travels for business tries to find a meeting in every port of call
Spiritus Contra Spiritum
May 1982
By:
B. H.
| Staten Island, New York
A clergyman's conflict between his faith and the desire to drink
What We Were Like
May 1995
By:
Ron R.
| Bowling Green, Kentucky
Rowland H. - A vital link in the chain leading up to the formulation of Alcoholics Anonymous
What We Were Like
October 1992
By:
Karl H.
| Eustis, Florida
Fragments of AA History - Sister Ignatia of Rosary Hall
The Low-bottom Drunk
June 1971
By:
J. W.
| Manhattan, New York
A vignette of life on skid row that tells it like it is when AA tries to carry the message
Relapse Is Not A Requirement
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By:
R.B.
| Plainfield, Ind
Finally, he asked his Higher Power to make him willing to be willing
Hope, After All
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By:
M.P.
Her losses mounted even after escaping an abusive marriage, but today she is sober and a “woman of valor”
The Hard and Stubborn Lot
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By:
M.C.
| Belchertown, Mass
Fearful at first, he helped an inmate find a life outside of prison—and discovered they shared more than he had thought possible
My way out
March 2018
By:
Karen A.
| New York, New York
On a sad hike through the English woods, she found the path back to gratitude
The Best Ingredients
May 2013
By:
Celeste D.,
| Hagerstown, Maryland
With one cup sponsor, 12 Steps and a pinch of hope, she cooked up a whole new life
The Big, Beautiful Birthday Present
October 2011
By:
D.C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
After a rough 25th year, pain gave way to gratitude
Coming of Age in Sobriety
February 1969
By:
H. M. K.
| Texas
The young dentist had success, family, recognition: everything he needed except. . .
Momma Bear
June 2011
By:
Nancy S.
| Renton, Washington
Through divorce and a decade-long custody battle, this member stays sober with the help of AA
A Peak Experience
February 1997
By:
Bob L.
| Spokane, Washington
This AA climbed from a spiritual bottom to the summit of Mt. Rainier