To carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Hi, I’m Brian, and I’m an alcoholic. In early sobriety, “One Day at a Time” sounded like a cliché. But I’ve learned that it’s not about shrinking my ambition—it’s about saving my life. When I try to control next week,…
Hi, I’m Maria, and I’m an alcoholic. I’ll never forget my first meeting. I didn’t want to be there. I sat in the back, arms crossed, waiting to prove it wasn’t for me. But then someone said something that cut…
Hi, I’m John and I’m an alcoholic. I came back to AA after a relapse I swore would never happen. I had five years sober when I stopped doing the basics—no meetings, no sponsor, no inventory. I started managing life…
Each registered group has a group number with the Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Board. If you need a listing of the group numbers, click here.
Bill W wrote a letter in 1958 which is always worth revisiting. It was reprinted in the Grapevine and can be found below. “The Next Frontier: Emotional Sobriety” by Bill Wilson I think that many oldsters who have put our…
Many people have asked for advice from Central Office regarding holding the Group Treasurer position. There is a lot of confusion surrounding the what, where, how and why of being a group treasurer. Your Central Office has created a summary…
Now available in a completely updated and rewritten pamphlet — “Black in A.A. – Experience, Strength and Hope” replaces the pamphlet titled “A.A. for the Black and African American Alcoholic.” With an illuminating new Introduction and contemporary sharing by 12…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Our experience has been that members who have never before ventured an opinion, gave forth with amazing interpretations to the questions. When a topic is thoroughly exhausted, the quiz moves on. Quiz Questions 1. What is Alcoholics Anonymous?…
…You’re a new person and you have decided you will try Alcoholics Anonymous. You take a bus to a meeting that the Santa Fe Central Office has given you and there is no one there. Imagine you are a staff…
Alright, chico, let’s talk about the Twelfth step, porque this one, it’s like the heart and soul of the whole program, you know? So, it’s all about giving back, about sharing your story with others who are still struggling, and…