I have some really nice pearls, yet no place to keep them safe. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears. Recover from alcoholism with the big book bunch web site information site info whois traceroute rbl check site info. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at. The only exception to the big book s instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future. For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. 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.
Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. The process includes believing in a power greater than yourself, admitting past mistakes, making amends to people you have harmed through alcoholism and continuing to focus on spiritual growth. Bunch in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. At nearly 7 years of sobriety it is about time i learned these things. Some surefire causes of relapse taken from the big book. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. Wilson started writing the book in 1938 with the financial support of charles b. The 12 steps of aa are the principles of the program that we practice, as listed in the big book, pages 59 and 60. Welcome to our online meeting list, one of a number of services new york intergroup provides to aa members and those inquiring about a. I just stumbled upon this site so im not sure if youll reply but i was wondering how you would print something so you could bind it.
This site provides several different step work and relapse prevention guides and assistance to 12 step work and preventing relapse to. You will need idiots guide as you go through steps 1 3. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. This is 4th step sex inventory is designed for newcomers or anyone who wishes to do a forth step out of the big book. 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. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. The sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12step course using the idiots guide. First written in 1939, the 4th edition was published in 2001. Closed big book study m w womens big book step study mens b. Community united church of christ 814 dixie trail raleigh, nc. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described.
The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Part i pioneers of aa acceptance was the answer previously doctor, alcoholic, addict 439 407 dr. I admit that i am powerless over alcoholthat my life has. To bind a book, start by folding your pages in half and stapling them together at the folded crease. Both of you have been a part of challenging me to learn more about the big book, the steps, the principles, and how it all relates to recovery. The 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous big book twelve steps. To their surprise, a bunch of alcoholics discovered and demonstrate a. There are, however, additional promises in the big book. As noted in the big book, the wording of the step 3 prayer is optional. Linda farris kurtz, professor emerita, eastern michigan university, author of recovery groups writing the big book is the most important work on the history of a. They are solely provided as part of the sites owners 12 step work in. You may find the complete text on the official web site of alcoholics anonymous on this page you can discover what this book tells about. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step. Read the following sentences, found in consecutive paragraphs of the bigbook pg 8587.
The sbbb study guide is for those in recovery from the disease of addiction who wish to work the 12 steps by the big book, alcoholics anonymous. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. The purpose of step 11 is to discover the plan god as you understand him has for your life. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous hazelden betty ford. This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics.
However, these na fourth step guides are valuable because of their remarkable similarity to the fourth step process described in the aa big book. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. Then, cut a piece of binding tape thats about 2 inches longer than your book and lay it stickyside up on a flat surface. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. The big book is clearwe do this to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to god and our fellow man. The big book alcoholics anonymous has a great deal to say about resentments and forgiveness.
You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Below, are the idiots guides for the addictionissue you are addressing. Many recovering alcoholics work the 12 steps with a sponsor. While the online meeting list is free, maintaining and updating it comes with some cost. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. We have included the first full paragraph on page 86 of the big book within step 10, because that is where it belongs, but there is nothing wrong with your reading it again. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Schabergs book tells us how they did it, tiny step by tiny step. Steps eight and nine are concerned with personal rela. Step 3 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. Next, line up the creased edge of your book with the center of the tape and press your book down into the tape. Excerpted from taking step twelve by the big book bunch. Over the years many lists of virtues that correspond to each of the twelve steps and their underlying spiritual nature have been printed in local area aa newsletters and on pocket cards. In order for this to happen we must go directly into steps 10, 11 and 12 while doing step 9.
Bobs nightmare 171 171 window of opportunity 421 aa number three 182 182 he had to be shown 193 he thought he could drink like a gentlemen. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. To emphasise the point that we must keep doing this the book says. There will be more discussion of forgiving others in step eight. If you wish to visit the official aaws web page, please click on the blue big book alcoholics anonymous these pages are not endorsed nor approved by alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Step 3 made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we. The big book lays out the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous and includes personal stories of those who found recovery in the program. Any resentments or fears that arise from this are subjected to a step 10 analysis. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. Known as the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the publication not only.
How to draw realistic lips mouth easy step by step tutorial for beginners 2019 duration. Big book personal stories part ii they stopped in time pp. Unmanageable in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps. Forgiveness in the big book online gamers anonymous. Those of us who are very familiar with the aa big book s treatment of steps 10 and 11. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program.
That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. Sharing something that i recd in an email it is rather lengthy. To his consternation, he found himself drunk half a dozen times in rapid succession. I have truly enjoyed the learning experience i am getting as i find and post these things. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. A friend and i have sort of written a book, if you could call our ramblings a book and i thought it would be a lovely gift to her if you could give it to her in a bound book.
Some of the most popular books for alcoholics, their friends and families, adult children of alcoholics, teens living with alcoholic parents, partners who have been diagnosed or who consider themselves codependent, as well as christians in recovery. If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Some day this bunch of exdrunks of yours will fill madison square garden, and i dont see why you should starve meanwhile. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. We are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60.
Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. This step is about coming closer to your spiritual power step 11a and your seeking to fulfill his plan for you step 11b. These last three steps keep us current and help us to continue to solidify the foundation of our recovery. Aas 12 steps, including powerful 4th step worksheets ima pastal. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking.