We Seek Through Meditation
November 1996
By:
C.C.
| North Hollywood, California
Reprinted from the March 1985 Grapevine
In All Our Affairs?
May 1996
By:
Anonymous
This AA had to come to terms with his own marital infidelity
Don't Drink, and Change the Rest of Your Life
December 1995
By:
Anonymous
| York Harbor, Maine
STEP 12: Having bad a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Like a Prayer
August 2020
| LGBTQ+
By:
Sherry L.
| Beckley, W.V.
When things got tough, she knew just what to do. Pray, pull over and reach for every tool
Our Own Conception
March 2020
| Puzzled
By:
Michael F.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
A member raised in the “Bible belt” feels that religious beliefs are better left outside of meetings
Tony Darryl Jan Joe & Nancy
February 2020
| Tough Times
By:
Ed L.
| Wrightwood, Calif.
How chairing in a phone meeting filled one member with joy as he made a bunch of new friends from Nevada to D.C.
A front-row seat
July 2019
| The Prison Issue
By:
Butch M.
| Santee, California
Helping other guys not only keeps him sober, but gives him the gift to see God change lives
Sweet-smelling lies
May 2019
| Our Big Book–80 Wonderful Years
By:
Don C.
| Edmonton, Alberta
At 16 years, he got bored with AA and starting swallowing mouthwash. It seemed like a good idea
Running out the clock
April 2019
| Relapse
By:
Caren S.
| Kansas City, Missouri
One night in LA, many years ago, a desire to drink took her on a ride she’ll never forget
Write Your Sobriety Date in Pencil
January 2019
| Stories for Day Counters!
By:
Lisa B.
Changing her sobriety date after a relapse, a woman discovers genuine humility
Resentment Removed
December 2018
| Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities
By:
PBN
| Pawleys Island, S.C.
A fervent Third Step prayer erased a resentment and launched one man into long-term sobriety
Something to learn
October 2018
By:
Anonymous
| Farmington, Minnesota
Laid off and feeling desperate, an AA asks for help and finds more than just a job
Congrats! Northeast & Pacific Regions
August 2018
Winners of our 2017 4 Seasons of Service Challenge
How I tell my story
July 2018
By:
Anonymous
A former prisoner writes about honesty, acceptance and the careful way he shares about his past
How I learned to love “To Wives”
February 2018
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By:
Dan C.
| Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
He used to roll his eyes and groan. But not anymore
Woody’s gift
December 2017
| Issue Title Here
By:
Richard M.
| Dillon, Montana
Why would a man leave his warm home on Christmas Eve to drive 17 miles in the snow?
Black belt
February 2017
By:
Chris T.
| Oakland, California
This martial arts expert had a complete grip on everything around him. Well, almost everything
Coming home
January 2017
By:
A.J.J.
| Alamogordo,, New Mexico
At a troubled time, he did the right thing and went home to be of service. He was met with some beautiful surprises