When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. In the preceding chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Steps by the big book step 2 steps by the big book. Big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 4 we agnostics pages 44 57.
If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic. Bill wrote on the very last page of the first 164 pages. Some aa groups take inventory by examining the twelve traditions, one at a time, to determine how well they are living up to these principles. The explicit musts of the big book page 1 the explicit musts found in alcoholics anonymous 3rd.
You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. The story on page 123 is the one that most closely matches the story in the book. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. Whenever a human being becomes a battleground for the instincts, there can be no peace. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Must in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic.
All you will ever need is in the first 164 pages of the big book. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Most of the information comes from aaws published or. Here is another example of a common misconception spread by wordofmouth. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. This desire gave birth to the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988.
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. But we found that such codes and philosophies did not save us, no matter. Big book study guide alcoholics anonymous aa bill w. Neither one of these actually match the story in the big book. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. We were having trouble with personal relationships. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. The big discrepancy in the story is the amount of sobriety this man had full text below. Four short years before writing this chapter, the principal author, bill w.
Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. When, therefore, we speak to you of god, we mean your own conception of god. Dahow 90 questions on steps one through three page 6 42. The big book page 45 there is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation. This is the official website of the general service office g. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Editions of alcoholics anonymous by alcoholics anonymous. The ez big book of alcoholics anonymous is a pagebypage translation of the original alcoholics anonymous published by aa founder bill wilson in the 1930s. Discuss the delusion that if you return to debting you can recapture the spirit of other days. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.
Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. So, to all the present and past members of this group goes thanks for their interest and participation. This created a thirst for an even greater knowledge of the vital information contained in the big book. Discuss and reflect upon the following idea as it manifests in your life. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Pages 44 through 57 chapter 4, we agnostics, is truly a remarkable piece of writing. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable.
The big book page 568 opinion is ultimately determined by. These are aspects of the alcoholics life and personality that are usually in effect before the alcoholic comes into aa and will continue unless the alcoholic actively works the steps each day. These are intended for further study and should not be taken out of context. The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to.
My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time. I have tried to identify all that i could find to identify for myself and other readers of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, here. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. How it works from pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. For references see pages 30, 24, and 44 of the big book alcoholics anonymous. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. According to the writer of that big book chapter, they had held a. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous.
The explicit musts found in alcoholics anonymous 3rd. On page 552 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous their basic text, there is a very helpful suggestion on how to rid yourself of resentments towards a person. Surveying the pages of my old big book, i see clearly how i adapted. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong. Book basic training is a 10 hour video series that carefully walks the viewer through the first 172 pages of the aa big book alcoholics anonymous. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. The steps by the book handouts from 12 step workshop with dallas b. Alcoholics anonymous big booklarge printb16 paperback published june 1st 1991 by alcoholics anonymous world services paperback, 573 pages. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. Read more about alcoholism, chapter 3 in the aa big book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to. Every time a person imposes his instincts unreasonably upon others, unhappiness follows.
Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Inerrant means without error, and it is a concept religious scholars have tried to apply to the christian bible, without success. The text of the 1st 164 pages of alcoholics anonymous. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. Pages 563 through 568 with the publication of the big book in april, 1939, followed by jack alexanders article in the saturday evening post in march, 1941, which gave alcoholics anonymous a most enthusiastic endorsement, a. How ridiculous would it be if people tried to do the same with the big book. We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages that could. On page 52 of the big book you can find a list of bedevilments. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part.
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