Author Archives: wpadmin

  February 18, 2025 “In the meetings I attend, newcomers sometimes ask me how I’ve been able to stay sober so long. My answer is always the same: every morning,… Read More »

  February 17, 2025 “Drinking is no longer a problem, but my thinking sure is. Writing a gratitude list puts the brakes on negative thoughts, turns me back toward the… Read More »

  February 16, 2025 “Recovery is something like the restoration of a very old painting, covered over by layers and layers of darkening, distorted varnish … Not all of the… Read More »

  February 15, 2025 “I am a student of life just trying to learn how the universe works. The most powerful lesson I have learned is that it all happens… Read More »

Monthly newsletter The March Issue Of Grapevine Is Here! This month’s featured section is “Sober & Out.” LGBTQ+ AA members share stories of acceptance, tolerance, service, sponsorship, and love. To… Read More »

  February 14, 2025 “If I want to be a leader, I have to do more than just find out in which direction the mob is moving and then get… Read More »

  February 13, 2025 “One night after a Step Two meeting, I decided to find out what those courageous early members who put our Twelve Steps together really meant by… Read More »

  February 12, 2025 “With respect to its own affairs, the collective conscience of the group will, given time, almost surely demonstrate its perfect dependability. The group conscience will, in… Read More »

  February 11, 2025 “Empathy, not sympathy or pity, is the most useful quality a sponsor can cultivate.” “Need a Sponsor? Who? Me?” Bellevue, Washington, January 1975, One on One:… Read More »

  February 10, 2025 “Clearly, the chief mark of restoration to sanity is our not taking the first drink.” “Sanity,” March 1981, Step By Step   2025 Carry The Message… Read More »