Step 3 – Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. I was one of those AA newcomers who chafed at the “God parts” of the Twelve Steps. I thought it was beneath my dignity to believe in God. As a budding alcoholicContinue reading “A Remarkable Sensation – Grapevine Article March 1997 by T.J.”
Category Archives: Patience
Off The Beam – Grapevine Article July 1997 By Tom H.
Nineteen-eighty-seven was the biggest income year I’d ever had. I had a big house, two Mercedes Benzes, a Rolex watch, and my kids were in prep school. By modern standards, I had made it. In addition, I hadn’t had a drink since December 1979. I attended AA regularly. Everything was as it should be. Then,Continue reading “Off The Beam – Grapevine Article July 1997 By Tom H.”
Five Years In AA – Slip – Comeback – Grapevine Article February 1968 by Jim C.
An AA returning after a slip takes deliberate aim on wanting sobriety above all else IT is almost ten years since I was first introduced to AA. My drinking history had carried me across Canada 4,000 miles from east to west, and as far north as Whitehorse in the Yukon. This was not boxcar traveling.Continue reading “Five Years In AA – Slip – Comeback – Grapevine Article February 1968 by Jim C.”
An Experience In Daily Living – Grapevine Article by D.W
He found that there is no panacea for living problems I WAS HAVING trouble living and was unable to ask for help. Suffering blackouts, financial ruin, and separation from my wife and child, I was sure I was insane. I felt certain the end was near but was helpless either to hasten its coming orContinue reading “An Experience In Daily Living – Grapevine Article by D.W”
Uncle Harold – Grapevine Article April 2023 by Harold I.
After years of trying, he never could mend the past with his brother. But now he can make a difference When I was three years sober, I attended a meeting where we discussed the topic, the amend you haven’t made. There it was, staring me in the face, and I really didn’t want to beContinue reading “Uncle Harold – Grapevine Article April 2023 by Harold I.”
Difficulty Reveals Character – Grapevine Article October 2021 by Ron B.
A member shares some powerful thoughts about AA’s patience, resilience and creativity during COVID-19 When I first read Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions with my sponsor some 10 years ago, I was struck by Bill W.’s description of AA members in the armed forces during World War II. Even though they were far from homeContinue reading “Difficulty Reveals Character – Grapevine Article October 2021 by Ron B.”
Living In Today – Daily Reflections December 31st
The idea of “twenty-four-hour living” applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 284 A New Year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes — a time to consider directions, goals, and actions. I mustContinue reading “Living In Today – Daily Reflections December 31st”
Make Your Immaturity Pay – Grapevine Article March 1965 by Anonymous
Those defects can keep us alive to the need to change TWENTY years ago emotional immaturity was mentioned and discussed in our Fellowship frequently and in depth. We had a monopoly on it in those days. All of us were impressed. The fact that we all had it in varying degrees was universally accepted. ItContinue reading “Make Your Immaturity Pay – Grapevine Article March 1965 by Anonymous”
In The Eyes Of The Beholder – Grapevine Article August 2006 by Dennis W.
Learning how to see straight, one day at a time When I first came to Alcoholics Anonymous, I had opinions on everything and knew for certain which was the right or wrong side of an issue. The longer I am in Alcoholics Anonymous, the more I am like our Tenth Tradition, without an opinion onContinue reading “In The Eyes Of The Beholder – Grapevine Article August 2006 by Dennis W.”
Pitfalls In Early Sobriety – Grapevine Article March 2014 by Todd H.
A member with 120 days describes some of the things that proved difficult I am fond of saying, “Life does not stop while you’re recovering.” For me that saying applies to both failures and successes. Just because you decide to get sober does not make you immune to life’s challenges. Life is an endless seaContinue reading “Pitfalls In Early Sobriety – Grapevine Article March 2014 by Todd H.”