Just Plain Sober
January 1967
By:
T. C.
| Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Contented with Sobriety?--<emphasis type="bold">Yes</emphasis> Contented with Everything Else?--<emphasis type="bold">Not Necessarily</emphasis>
The Responsibility Lies in Ourselves
April 1966
By:
V. W.
| Boulder Creek, California
An AA reflects on a long-remembered line from Shakespeare, which points a moral
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Is the AA Program a Selfish One?
December 1965
By:
Anonymous
| East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Do we confuse the shaky newcomer?
Badge of Honor
November 1963
By:
M. C.
| Austin, Texas
I carried it proudly every night on the bus, hoping someone would ask
That Sacred Spark of Gaiety
March 1963
By:
M. C.
| Pleasantville, New York
In Paris, as at home, the sweet wine can sour--and sweeten again
The Final Befuddlement of Perry P.
September 1962
By:
Anon.
| Michigan
A finny fable of piscine perverseness proving that some fish are sicker than others
Should We Revise the Lord's Prayer?
April 1962
By:
R. Z.
| Council Bluffs, Iowa
there is a world of difference between "Lead us not into temptation" and "Let us not fall when tempted
The recommended questions are as follows:
February 1961
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
If your prospect is an artful dodger try him on these blockbusters
AA Around the World
September 1959
By:
G. R. M.
| Edmonton, Alberta
FROM THE "POLAR MEMBER" - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by the General Service Office.
Humility Makes Sense
December 1966
By:
T. P. Jr.
| Hankins, New York
Step Discussion <lbStep Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Go Forth Without Fear
September 1965
By:
Dick W.
| Van Nuys, California
An argument against the "give-'em-hell" approach
There Can Be an End to Loneliness
May 1964
By:
Allan B.
| Stamford, Connecticut
A new kind of love fills the void
The Choice Is Ours
January 1964
By:
L. H.
| Cleveland, Ohio
<emphasis type="italic">God grants each mind the choice of truth or repose. Either may be chosen, but not both. -Emerson</emphasis>
Fear
September 1963
By:
Dr. Hal S.
| Claremont, California
How to turn this potential defect into an asset
The Beneficent Heart Attack
September 1963
By:
Tacker
A coronary victim tells how he found a full and happy life
Let's Level About Money
February 1963
By:
P. R.
| Manhattan, New York
A reminder that the program also has a material side
From Press Agent to Mailman
November 1961
By:
J. G.
| Somewhere in California
This extrovert member joins in the lives of 483 of his fellowmen every working day
Virgil's Twelfth Step Call
November 1961
By:
T. W. R.
| Alexandria, Virginia
The classics are full of good AA philosophy
Choice Regained
July 1961
By:
V. W.
| Los Altos, California
One of the greatest benefits of sobriety. . .
From Top to Bottom
June 1961
By:
A. B.
| Temple, Texas
Demonstrating again that alcoholism is no respecter of position or power
Easy Does It
January 1961
By:
P.W.
| Jackson Heights, New York
Time can be a helpful friend or a harsh master. Use it wisely and you'll live longer and happier!
P.O. Box 1980
September 1960
By:
L.S.
| Silver Spring, Maryland
SOME ANSWERS TO ''I DON'T GO TO MEETINGS ANY MORE''