Category Archives: Perseverance

Welcome Criticism – As Bill Sees It #326

Thanks much for your letter of criticism. I’m certain that had it not been for its strong critics, A.A. would have made slower progress. For myself, I have come to set a high value on the people who have criticized me, whether they have seemed reasonable critics or unreasonable ones. Both have often restrained meContinue reading “Welcome Criticism – As Bill Sees It #326”

With Courage – Grapevine Article April 1991 By Ed H.

Step Four I remember feeling afraid as a kid and thinking that I was a coward–that the mere presence of fear in my life made me a coward. I did not know that one of the definitions of courage was the ability to do the right thing in spite of fear. One particular word inContinue reading “With Courage – Grapevine Article April 1991 By Ed H.”

How Are We Doing ? – Grapevine Daily Quote September 12th , 2023

Without much doubt, a million alcoholics have approached AA during the last thirty years. We can soberly ask ourselves what became of the 600,000 who did not stay.” AA Co-Founder, Bill W., July 1965, Grapevine Article “Responsibility Is Our Theme”

Eliminating Self-Pity – Living Sober Chapter 22

This emotion is so ugly that no one in his or her right mind wants to admit feeling it. Even when sober, many of us remain clever at hiding from ourselves the fact that we are astew in a mess of self-pity. We do not like at all being told that it shows, and weContinue reading “Eliminating Self-Pity – Living Sober Chapter 22”

‘The Keys Of The Kingdom’ Concluding Paragraphs Big Book pages 275-276

AA is not a plan for recovery that can be finished and done with. It is a way of life, and the challenge contained in its principles is great enough to keep any human being striving for as long as he lives. We do not, cannot, outgrow this plan. As arrested alcoholics, we must haveContinue reading “‘The Keys Of The Kingdom’ Concluding Paragraphs Big Book pages 275-276”

An Unexpected Shot At Life – Grapevine Article July 1992 By Bob P.

“I hereby sentence you to six years in the custody of the Department of Corrections,” said the judge on the morning of my 108th day of sobriety. Those 108 days were what made it possible for me to show up in the courtroom that morning, knowing I’d be sitting in a cell that night. WithoutContinue reading “An Unexpected Shot At Life – Grapevine Article July 1992 By Bob P.”

Being Restored – Grapevine Article by Theresa C.

Even when faced with life’s most difficult challenges, she was able to stay sober Thank God I was born into an alcoholic family. I say this because one man’s disease helped my grandmother, mother, brother, sister, and I to hop into the Alanon/Alateen wagon together. Years later, several of us also took that painful plungeContinue reading “Being Restored – Grapevine Article by Theresa C.”

Winners and Whiners – Grapevine Article Oct 1994 by Gabby H.

I love the diversity of our Fellowship. I got sober in a small town blessed with three meetings a day, and I have come to appreciate that there are many kinds of meetings–the rough-and-rugged newcomer meetings, the philosophical middle-sobriety ones, and the living-in-the-solution old-timer meetings. I can usually inventory my feelings and needs, then chooseContinue reading “Winners and Whiners – Grapevine Article Oct 1994 by Gabby H.”

Wrapped In Fellowship – Grapevine Article by J.D.

Being a sober AA member doesn’t mean I will have a life free of trials and tribulations, but what it does give me is a Fellowship I can rely on. There are struggles we will face in sobriety. Getting sober is not a guarantee that life will be void of trouble. On the contrary, lifeContinue reading “Wrapped In Fellowship – Grapevine Article by J.D.”

Valuable Insights – Grapevine Article June 2023 by Anonymous

How Bill’s writing in the “Twelve and Twelve” helped him through a challenging time in his sobriety Seemingly out of nowhere, in my seventh year of sobriety in AA, I sank into a deep depression. The false promise of a drink was never far from my mind. I retreated from meetings. I stopped answering myContinue reading “Valuable Insights – Grapevine Article June 2023 by Anonymous”