Monthly articles on recovery and fellowship written by members of A.A. in San Francisco and Marin.
Audio: Joy and Victory
A member shares their experience moving from "restless, irritable, and discontent" to joy and victory.
Cleaning House
By: John W. This particular winter had seemed long in the makingEven longer in leaving. . .like an end that never cameThe awaited package which never arrivedA Nordic darkness bereft of light or hope. .
Step 4 – What An Order, I Can’t Go Through With It.
By: Anon. The cerebral Mr. Spock tells Captain James Kirk in a time clothed in the fantasy of the future, that “Change is the one essential principle of the Universe.” Of course this alien also
My Step Four Poem
By: Dede H. Undertaking a courageous inventoryOf myself and my previous actions,An attraction foolhardy for glory,What could possibly be the reason?Certainly it’s not in the name of fame!I’ve been very angry with the patriarchyBlamed my
The Principle of Courage
By Anon. Long before I became a Grateful Alcoholic (“no” I never thought I would describe myself in that way), in another dimension of life I had heard the gift of Courage described as Fortitude.
