We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. How it works 63 when we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. For me, living life wasis the problem and alcohol was the solution. Because this book has become the basic text for our. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. Reading this page i see no reference to anything that answers the main problem other than we do not know why an alcoholic becomes and an alcoholic and others dont, but we do know, as soon as just one drink is consumed there is a every reason to in the world to assume many many more will follow. Prayers from the big book of alcoholics anonymous big. Actor in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Miracles in progress 12 step recovery forums alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous pgs. 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. In that state, the wrongdoing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill.
Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. Whatever our protestations, are not most of us concerned with ourselves, our resentments, or our. He was among the first few to get sober in new york, probably the second after hank parkhurst. Into action the big book online, page 81, pdf version. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. 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. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. I get everything i need in alcoholics anonymouseverything i need i getand when i get what i need i invariably find that it was just what i wanted all the time. Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Our socalled will power becomes practically nonexistent. This is the third edition of the book alcoholics anonymous.
You will need to use three books for this assignment. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the. The big book of alcoholics anonymous includes the story of a woman whose drinking landed her in jail twice and nearly ruined her third. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on. Someone was having a problem with resentment in the meeting this morning in stepchat, and i told them to read this as i was told to and it helped me. This is a help to study the big book, to fill in some of the missing facts, answering some questions. I love the big book but sometimes it is a little male dominated and a simple program fixes. I specifically think this person did a great job translating the chapter to the wives what it is called in the big book to to spouses and other partners what it is called in asp. We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you. Emotional in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and. Twelve steps to live without resentment hazelden betty ford. If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. Prayers from the big book of alcoholics anonymous i earnestly advise every alcoholic to read this book through, and though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. 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. Aa big book page 60 63 taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we understood him.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. Big book quote the fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Informally known as the big book with its first 164 pages virtually. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Aa history a big book trivia of some missing facts. 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. Given we know that the aa program is contained in the first 164 pages of the big book with further good information in the step essays of the 12 steps and 12 traditions book lets now follow the 2nd half of the prayer and meditation instructions found on pages 86, 87 and 88 of the book alcoholics anonymous big book pg 87.
My sponsor had me write out the passages from the big book from page 60being convinced. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. To conclude that others were wrong was as far as most of us ever got. Big book study meeting in their view that the key to recovery is in the big book and that the fellowship of aa ats simply as a support. Alcoholics anonymous 3rd edition of the big book alcoholics anonymous on. Click the images to go to page indicated in the flag. So i figured i would post it here so i have it handy. This great experience that released me from the bondage of hatred and replaced it with love is really just another affirmation of the truth i know. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. How it works the big book online, pages 65, 68, 69, and 70, pdf version. The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on selfwill can hardly be a success.
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. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The family afterwards the big book online, page 4, pdf version sex page, updated wednesday, march 11, twenty 20. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. He answered my prayer, and they gave me a big book and a 12 steps and 12 traditions book that started me on the road of recovery with a higher power. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. 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. We are now at step three big book sponsorshipbig book sponsorship. 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. Alcoholic selftest using the big book this study of the book alcoholics anonymous was used as the foundation for this test. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063 being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we understood him.
Alcoholic selftest using the big book of aa step 12. Steps by the big book step 10 steps by the big book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. The usual outcome was that people continued to wrong us and we stayed sore. Just what do we mean by that, and just what do we do. Read this and get immediate medical attention for anyone suspected of. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Suggested origins of na phrases william white papers. This is a closed meeting of alcoholics anonymous, which means you need to have a desire to stop drinking if you wish to attend. On that basis we are almost always in collision with something or somebody, even though our motives are good.
Pg 61 62 aa big book the real problem as an alcoholic. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Miracles in progress 12 step recovery forums alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous big book pg. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. John henry fitzhugh mayo, commonly called fitz was the big book our southern friend. Sometimes it was remorse and then we were sore at ourselves.
If you have resentment you want to be free of, if you will pray for the person or thing that you resent, you will be free. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Being all powerful, he provided what we needed, if we kept close to him and performed his work well. Alcoholics anonymous aa is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of. The book alcoholics anonymous, aka the big book, is the basic text for the aa program of sobriety. This book is not meant to be an exhaustive study of nas steps and traditions, nor is it meant to be the final word on any aspect of re covery or na unity.
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