Happiness Is Not for Me
November 1998
By:
G. L.
| Boise, Idaho
Oh, sure, there are times of joy. But there's a lot of hard work and anguish in maintaining sobriety, too. - From the January 1971 Grapevine
The Incredible Tapestry
February 1998
By:
Annemarie M.
| Raynham, Massachusetts
Tradition Two - For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not gover.
The View from Here: - Each Month a Group of Past Delegates to the General Service Conference Will Talk About the Traditions
April 1996
By:
David E.
| Maui, Hawaii
The Ripple Effect
Doing What We Do Best
June 1994
By:
Bill H.
| New York, New York
TRADITION 6 - An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose
Not This Time
May 2012
By:
Terri R.
In early sobriety, she came face to face with a liquor store and asked God to intervene
Out of the Whirlwind
January 2012
Her life became filled with chaos as soon as she picked up a drink and until she put it back down
Slip and Slide
October 2011
By:
Jim F.
| Tasmania
This Australian kept getting drunk until he learned to love a new life
Web Exclusive: A Letter from an Old Friend
July 2011
By:
Dave B.
In the process of making an amends, a man finds more reason to feel grateful for his sobriety
AA News: Class A Trustees Appointed to the General Service Board
June 2011
Nonalcoholic members may represent AA in public
Leaving home
July 2010
By:
NANCY B.
| Hartland, Wisconsin
Beyond the home group level, AA general service fills different needs
Running from the program
September 2009
By:
BILL K.
| Dallas, Texas
A relapsing businessman faces a fellow AA in an out-of-town bar
AA celebrates 20 years in Ukraine
September 2009
Participants from 17 countries attend June convention
STILL AGNOSTIC AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
April 2009
By:
Ann M.
| Phoenix, Ariz
Steps, service and fellowship keep a long-timer sober
Homeless Bound
November 2008
By:
Richard D.
| Long Beach, New York
Kicked out of his sister's home, with just thirty-five cents in his pocket, a drunk is desperate enough to ask for help
The Life I've Been Given
September 2008
By:
L.S.
| Sands Point, New York
A child of the Holocaust stops questioning her survival and embraces the fullness of life