Reaching Out For The Hand of AA
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Renee B
| St. Louis, Mo.
The time for denial was over…
Angels There For Us
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Greg S.
| Anthony, N.M.
The pain was real. His perception of his future was not
A Place to Honor
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Tom C.
| Fairview Park, Ohio
This house is more than a museum. We say, “Welcome home!” when folks walk up. This home is where people speak the language of the heart.
Spiritual Awakening
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Hal F.
| McAllen, Texas
The program, the Principles, his fellow AA’s—all of these are woven into the fabric of his spirituality
Smarter phones
November 2019
| Grapevine Classics
By:
Hal W.
| Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Texting and posting can be tricky when it comes to anonymity. There are guidelines that can help
Feeling again
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
G.V.
| Burlington, Vermont
In her darkest days of drinking, she couldn’t feel beauty in a sunset or a rose. But now she’s getting sober and her insides are awake
What’s On Your Mind: What Is A Sponsor?
June 2018
By:
Christopher M.
| Elgin, Ill.
There is no relationship quite like that of sponsor and sponsee
God as We Understand Him
November 2015
A member offers his thoughts on this key phrase in our literature
A Few Cloudy Days
July 2013
By:
John V.
| Jamestown, California
With no AA in prison, one alcoholic tells how Grapevines and members' letters brighten his day
A Canine Step Nine
March 2013
By:
S.K.
| Alma, Arkansas
Some amends can be made with a milk bone and a little scratch behind the ears
Mission responsible
March 2011
By:
Jack S.–O.
| Kerhonkson, New York
Extend the hand of AA or your sobriety will self-destruct in three seconds
Ever-Changing Stories
May 2018
By:
Donna M.
| Sweetwater, Tenn.
When she understood that God’s plan for her might be different from the one she had in mind, she was able to accept the ever-changing story of her sobriety
Birthday Party Syndrome
February 2018
| Title Goes Here
By:
Ellyn S.
| Miami, Fla.
It was a glamorous party, among beautiful people—but what happened next stayed with her until she chose recovery and changed her life
Under her nose
October 2017
By:
Dawn S.
| Philadelphia, Pa.
I got sober when I was 24, and I often state that you don’t stop drinking when you’re 24 unless it was really bad.
Oh Lord!
December 2016
By:
Bill K.
| Santa Rosa, California
When it comes to saying the Lord’s Prayer, one member offers his own helpful interpretation
The light of the stars
October 2016
Standing there waiting for his ride to work, a beginner looks up at the dawn sky—and discovers in the morning stars a gift of light, awareness, and self-knowledge.
Reflections On The Daily Reflections
September 2016
Are the Steps really “suggestions?” One brave AA takes a careful stroll through the minefield of “whose program is this, anyway?”
No Experts Required
May 2016
6 Magic Years
December 2015
A Different Shade
March 2015
By:
Melissa R.
| Houston, Texas
Once her sponsor showed her how to put down the broad brush, things brightened up
Sober in Kokomo
November 2014
By:
Russ P.
| Kokomo, Indiana
A relapse during his retirement in Florida brought him home
On a Wing and Prayer
February 2014
By:
Russ S.
| Manitowac, Wisconsin
Seeing a trapped bird freed reminded him of his own journey into sobriety
Amber Light
January 2014
By:
Aaron H.
| San Francisco, California
With no TV, no radio, and no cell phone, he turned the power on
My group got sick
June 2013
By:
Richard
| New York
A member searches for a cure when he stops liking his meeting
Why So Rigid?
January 2013
By:
Robert F.
| Sequim, Washington
Are we hearing too many “musts” in AA? One member thinks we might be