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. Alcoholics anonymous than we are using it constantly. We may read pages 7684 in chapter 6, into action on step 9. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. Alcoholism12 step support upon awakening, one page ez form on awakening from alcoholics anonymous pages 8688 on awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. With the appearance of the new book a great deal began to happen. Alcoholics anonymous word serenity and we will know peace. No thought or effort on my part thats the miracle of it. Listen to the big book of aa in free streaming audio. An 18 minute session of prayer and contemplation as suggested by the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. Mike presents a big book study podcast and thoughts on recovery. Aa speakers joe and charlie more about alcoholism the big book comes alive duration.
In trying to make these arrange ments our actor may sometimes be quite virtuous. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties. Alcoholics anonymous, from the title of its own book. 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. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Alcoholics anonymous big book original edition perfect paperback september 30, 2008. Approach through a doctor or an institution is a better bet. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. Alcoholics anonymous new books abookman, a book man. Step 9 requires patience, thoughtful self examination, and restraint. The directions for taking step eleven are on page 86, paragraph 1, lines 114. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the.
A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. 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. The natural history of alcoholism revisited wikipedia. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. Officially begun on december 12th, 2000, is now in its eighteenth year and is one of the largest sites of its type in the world a repository, archive, you might say, of alcoholics anonymous history and related information. 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. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. 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. The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs. My purpose is to make the text of the big book available to anyone in the u. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.
Members of the group may share their experiences with this step by. Step 11 upon awakening page 86 experience the big book. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. God give me what i need to take care of any problems. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. Fear in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The aa promises are found on pages 8384 of chapter 6, into action in alcoholics anonymous, also known as the big book written by bill. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per.
By following the men from youth to old age it was possible to chart their drinking patterns and what factors may have contributed to alcoholism. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. Welcome to here you will experience much historical and related information on the subject of alcoholics anonymous and alcoholics anonymous history. The directions for taking the twelve steps laurel recovery 368. Did you know, before the big book was published, the early members of aa studied the bible. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. We can only do the part we are responsible for when we make amends. Following the subsequent extensive growth of twelve step programs for other addictive and dysfunctional behaviors, many additional books were written and recordings and videos were produced. See i had a born again exp and lost the obsession to drink my first attempt with my sponsor six. 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.
You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Be fore we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. On page 63 i am promised by doing that i will get everything i need. A remorseful mumbling that we are sorry wont fill the bill at all. Or pick from one of many of the favorite parts we have singled out on our website. Find links to information on alcholics anonymous and the big book of aa. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation.
Ive been listening every morningi love aathis is great. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. The directions for taking step ten are on page 84, paragraph 2, lines 114. When possible, avoid meeting a man through his family. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. Aa deluxe double book cover with serenity prayer and coin. Aa prayers, big book prayers and inspirational recovery 12. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members.
Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking 2. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. The little big red book limited to 4,730 individually numbered copies the same number printed of the first editionfirst printing big book affectionately known as big red. God direct my thinking today so that it be divorced of self pity, dishonesty, selfwill, selfseeking and fear. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. From pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. There are, however, additional promises in the big book. 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. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous.
It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. This is the official website of the general service office g. Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. This may be the most important paragraph of instructions in the big book. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. Aas big book, by its own admission, offers us specific instructions for recovery. The natural history of alcoholism revisited 1995 is a book by psychiatrist george e. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Usually the family should not try to tell your story. Pity in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear. Joe hawk the work 2004 aa big book workshop, taking the 12 steps as. But urge them not to be overanxious, for that might spoil matters. It says in the big book on page 19, we have concluded to publish an anonymous. 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.
Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves with someone, it may. 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. Here is another example of a common misconception spread by wordofmouth. Guide me through this day and show me my next step. Step 4 big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 5, pp 63. Though you are providing him with the best possible medical attention. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them. 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 a sentiment. The same questions were in my fourth step and on page 84 in the 10th step. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today.
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