A report from Phuket, Thailand The moment of silence before we begin meetings here in Phuket has taken on new levels of significance since December’s tsunami. Many of us have shared as to how the principles of AA have guided our actions in attending the wounded, searching for the dead, and helping to rebuild theContinue reading “In the Wake of the Wave – Grapevine Article March 2005 by Chris W.”
Category Archives: Friendship
The Joy Is in the Journey – Grapevine Article December 1994 by B.J.B.
Eighteen years ago I made a beginning in the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. For nine years I’d hidden literature about AA in my bureau drawer before I finally began to learn what the words in these pamphlets really meant. When I first came into the rooms of AA, I was a bit grandiose. I’d sitContinue reading “The Joy Is in the Journey – Grapevine Article December 1994 by B.J.B.”
Where the Words Come From – Grapevine Article May 1960 by K.B.C.
THE story in a recent issue (February, 1960) of the Grapevine about AA life on an Indian Reservation called to mind a true story which has almost become a legend out here in the Southwest. At a meeting in Southern Arizona, three Papago Indians were in attendance one night. Two were very young and oneContinue reading “Where the Words Come From – Grapevine Article May 1960 by K.B.C.”
The Voice On The Tape – Grapevine Article January 2004 by Gay B.
After almost two decades, she stumbles upon the woman who saved her life THAT voice, I thought. That’s the woman on the tape! I was sitting in a noon meeting that I had not attended in three months. I had been the secretary but had had to give it up because of a conflict withContinue reading “The Voice On The Tape – Grapevine Article January 2004 by Gay B.”
To Have a Friend – Grapevine Article November 1965 by Anonymous
Does your idea of friendship include accepting a bit of well-timed criticism now and then? MORE than most people, we in this Fellowship need the sustenance of true friendship. We all arrive as loners and we are lifted from our pits of loneliness and despair by warmhearted people who are both kind and understanding. WhenContinue reading “To Have a Friend – Grapevine Article November 1965 by Anonymous”