Quote April 30, 2016
“Every recovery, though it may go unnoticed, improves the world in some way.”
Toledo, Ohio, May 2001 “Why I Keep Coming Back” Voices of Long-Term Sobriety
Quote May 1, 2016
“The actual experience of turning myself inside out for the first time in the presence of an AA member left me drained and numb; but when feeling started to come back, I found that I had changed. For the first time in my AA experience, I could feel the sunshine of God’s love on my wounds, and true peace of mind.”
Memphis, Tenn., October 1977 “Finding Self-Forgiveness”, Step By Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery
Quote May 2, 2016
“I cannot adequately describe how light I feel since I took the Fifth Step, and how soundly I sleep.”
Secunderabad, India, December 1982 “A 5,000-Mile Discussion” Step By Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery
Quote May 3, 2016
“The rewards of asking for help – increased humility, connection, and trust – are well worth the effort.”
Phoenix, Ariz., April 2011 “H-E-L-P” AA Grapevine
Quote May 4, 2016
“We shall never be at our best except when we hew only to the primary spiritual aim of AA. That of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers alcoholism.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., April 1948 “Tradition Five” The Language of the Heart
Quote May 5, 2016
“Good things increase in direct proportion to my willingness to become teachable.”
Universal City, Calif., February 1970 “Freedom Began in Prison” AA Grapevine
Quote May 6, 2016
“All AA progress can be reckoned in terms of just two words: humility and responsibility.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., January 1966 “The Guidance of AA’s World Affairs” The Language of the Heart
Quote May 7, 2016
“It is our experience as alcoholics that makes us of unique value ... We can approach sufferers as no one else can.”
Decatur, Ga., May 1994 “A United Message of Recovery” AA Grapevine
Quote May 8, 2016
"Only mutual trust can be the foundation for great love -- each of us for the other, and all of us for God.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., November 1960 “Freedom Under God: The Choice Is Ours” The Language of the Heart
Quote May 9, 2016
“It’s not the wonderful people I’ve met from throughout these great lands who have helped keep me sober most of the time, but those wonderful people sitting around the table in my hometown who loved me when I could not love, who waited for me to quit lying, who tolerated me when I would be part of nothing, and who never asked me to leave when I was obnoxious. Because of their love and patience, I was able to get outside of myself and make some sort of commitment to the group.”
Neosho, Mo., September 1986 “Why Have a Home Group?” The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA
Quote May 10, 2016
“Tomorrow – and all the tomorrows to come – are but extensions of right here, right now.”
Santa Barbara, Calif., September 1960 “Right Here Right Now!” A.A. in Prison: Inmate to Inmate
Quote May 11, 2016
“We need to constantly scrutinize ourselves carefully, in order to make everlastingly certain that we shall always be strong enough and single-purposed enough from within, to relate ourselves rightly to the world without.”
AA Co-Founder, Bill W., August 1945 “Modesty One Plank for Good Public Relations” The Language of the Heart
Quote May 12, 2016
“We reject fantasizing and accept reality. And we find it beautiful. For, at last, we are at peace with ourselves. And with others. And with God.”
Conn., March 1975 “Learning to Handle Sobriety” Best of Grapevine, Volume 2
Quote May 13, 2016
“When I can identify my own shortcomings in another, the battleground between us is removed.”
Bowling Green, Ky., October 1986 “8-1/2” Best of Grapevine, Volume 2
Quote May 14, 2016
“Why dwell on what you can’t do? ... Why not concentrate on what you can do and do it?”
Freeport, N.Y., September 1988 “If You Can’t Live or Die, Make Coffee!” The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA