A Different Selfishness
May 1981
By:
W. H.
| Manhattan, New York
The welfare of others began to mean more to him than his own problems
The 2nd Step - We Have Gained a Partner
October 1978
By:
F. G.
| Queens, New York
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Just One More Point. . .
July 1977
By:
R. P.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
An exercise in loving concern and self-restraint
Even Charlie
October 1974
By:
L. R.
| Trego, Wisconsin
Learning to love your neighbor takes some doing
Meditation
April 1974
By:
Anonymous
| California
Here are step-by-step directions that can help you find the way
Off-duty Conduct' and 'Sociability
January 1974
By:
C. M. D.
| Florida
Her military career was enhanced by her ability to tip the glass--until the "requirements" led her to alcoholism
Let This Faith Be Ours
August 1973
By:
Sam S.
| Richmond, Virginia
Loners all over the world bring new dimensions to our own understanding
A Plea of 'Not Guilty'
August 1974
By:
Tim S.
| Manhattan, New York
Arguing the case for a "no fault" verdict on past insanities
Me? the Best Pal I Ever Had?
January 1974
By:
L. E. L.
| Sonoma, California
She was scared of that Fourth Step inventory--it might mean making some changes
Release from Fear
August 1970
By:
D. A. S.
| Mt. Clemens, Michigan
Pretension and willfulness cannot hurt us when we are anonymous
He Doesn't Dig Those 'Groovy Trips'
May 1970
By:
D. S.
| Santa Monica, California
Empathy, yes, but understanding, no, says this alcoholic who has been there
AA on the Local
April 1967
By:
J. W. S.
| White Plains, New York
A Twelfth Step session in the cab of the locomotive
Higher Powers and Slimmer Figures
August 1964
By:
M. U.
| Boulder, Colorado
My crash diet was working fine, then came the day the power failed
Those Vulgar Words
July 1964
By:
Anonymous
Comments from a cross section of AA on the speaker with a flair for ripe language
If the Words Bother You Try the Music
June 1964
By:
K. W.
| Greenwich Village, New York
Someone said, EASY DOES IT, once too often, and I floated out into the night--
Abraham Lincoln on Alcoholism
February 1964
The profound insight of the great President into the dilemma of the habitual drunkard
It Wasn't Moby Dick
February 1964
By:
R. Z.
| San Diego, California
A yarn of the days when "Thar she blows" didn't refer to the head on a beer
Steady Girl!
November 1962
By:
J. G.
| New York, New York
Try these tested, proved methods for acquiring simulated stability.
Where Will Power Comes In
May 1962
By:
Bill
The following is Bill's answer to a letter asking about the role of the will power in staying sober.--ED.