AA History
September 29, 2020
You may have heard Bill W’s story about writing the 12 steps. He sat at home one afternoon with a yellow legal pad, and the 12 […]
July 27, 2020
By J.G. from Ohio, AA Grapevine, September 1978 It is very difficult to speak of Dr. Bob without going into superlatives. While he lived, he laughed […]
February 24, 2020
“Get a sponsor, get a home group, and get something to do at that home group,” was a continuing mantra at the treatment facility I attended […]
February 7, 2020
It’s a phrase heard in A.A. meetings around the world. But where does it come from? Why do we say it? And should we keep doing […]
December 19, 2019
An Important 12-Step Opportunity! Bill W. wrote in an AA pamphlet: “Sobriety—freedom from alcohol through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps—is the sole purpose […]
December 3, 2019
Alcoholism is a disease of three facets. There is physical disease, mental or emotional aberration (some prefer to designate it as personality defect or disorder), and […]
July 31, 2019
Don’t take yourself so damn seriously. The story is described in Alcoholics Anonymous book The Twelve Step and the Twelve Traditions (known in AA as the […]
July 24, 2019
The Responsibility Statement reads: It was written for the 1965 AA International Convention in Toronto. In an article titled, ‘How I am Responsible became a part […]
March 27, 2019
Camel Symbol The camel each day goes twice to his knees. He picks up his load with the greatest of ease. He walks through the day […]
October 5, 2018
Some years ago, I was asked to sponsor a guy named Tom. However, I declined by informing him that I was only two years sober, to […]
September 7, 2018
Q: What’s the history of typical AA slogans like “First Things First” and “One Day at a Time”? A. We don’t have a great deal of […]
August 30, 2018
The Event is Not the Process During his third day of treatment at Towns Hospital, Bill W. ingested the essence of our Twelve Steps while being […]