Tradition Three
March 1992
By:
Bill W.
The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. - from the February 1948 Grapevine
Talking the Talk
August 1989
By:
David A.
| Ann Arbor, Michigan
Do we realize that newcomers take us seriously?
Sitting in the Hot Sun Waiting for a Dumb Bus
July 1987
By:
R. M.
| Gainesville, Florida
(or, Busted in the Bushes)
My Child Heart
March 2012
By:
Snow P.
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
A failure to find the "right God" eventually led her to her best friend
Rebuilding a Life
March 2012
By:
Tom F.
| Oceanside, California
In sobriety, he was able to put the pieces of his life back together again
Web Exclusive: Sober For a Second Time
January 2012
By:
Dick C.
| Anaheim, California
He had to reach a new level of surrender in order to truly get sober
A Mother's Reprieve
January 2012
By:
Lori Y.
| Augusta, Michigan
After nearly losing custody of her only child, she was able to come back to AA and get sober again
Red Sea Challenges
January 2012
By:
Wayne G.
| Augusta, Georgia
A family tragedy brought this man into sobriety and a new life
Changing the Scenery
January 2012
By:
Michelle B.
| Florida
A newcomer learns that sobriety is an internal journey
It Was All About Me
December 2011
By:
Don Mc.
| Standish, Maine
AA taught him not to take himself so seriously
Built on Rock
September 2011
By:
B.B.
| St. Louis, Missouri
He learned that a strong belief in a higher power was the foundation he needed to stay sober
Unforgiven
August 2011
By:
Barbara H.
| Rocky Face, Georgia
Sweeping aside fear and resentments are vital in Step Eight
The Message Inside
July 2011
By:
David T.
| South Padre Island, Texas
He decided to return to the last place he ever wanted to go
The Bottle on the Counter
July 2011
By:
Laurie H.
| Flint, Michigan
It beckoned, seductively trying to woo her back
Pain and progress
September 2009
By:
WENDY D.
| Arlington, Texas
A new mother struggles with staying sober
Safe haven
August 2009
By:
M.P.
| Meridian, Idaho
Keeping the rooms free of sexual predation: Whose responsibility is it?