It would be easy to be vague about this sees it, pg. 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. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. 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. Parkhurst at honors dealers, 17 william st, newark, new jersey. The best reasons to work steps four through twelve are the promises found on page 63, 75, 84 5, and some more on page 88 in the big book. For the serious student of the aa big book, what follows are some recommendations from the author of this study guide in the approach to take when utilizing this supplemental material.
This is the official website of the general service office g. Alcoholics anonymous word serenity and we will know peace. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly. Big book says that when we work step 10 on a daily basis. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 83 84 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Pray for help with the assets and shortcomings you found in your 4 th and 10 th step work. 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 which we in aa affectionately call the big book. 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. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Pity in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with god, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book.
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. A simple guide that works with the big book to make step work fast, concise. 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. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. Aa big book first 164 mini edition alcoholics anonymous wfree bookmark 5 out of 5 stars 30 product ratings 30 product ratings aa big book first 164 mini edition alcoholics anonymous wfree bookmark.
Notable quotes from the book alcoholics anonymous, known as the big book in aa. 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. Hank p, whose big book story is the unbeliever, started aa in new jersey. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per. The big book was the same way, it took almost a month, lots of eye rolls and yeah, ok thens however, parts of it really spoke to me and when i needed those parts, they seemed to open up and when i finished the book, i read it again and while i am not an aa person, i highly recommend the book to anyone struggling with addiction.
It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Sometimes it is wise to wait till he goes on a binge. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions. If your talk has been sane, quiet and full of human understanding, you have. I am also attaching a brief summary of them, written by someone else. 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.
Quotes from alcoholics anonymous minnesota recovery. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. 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. What used to be the hunch or the occasional inspiration gradually becomes a working part of the mind. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. The text of the 1st 164 pages of alcoholics anonymous. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Read the book alcoholics anonymous from the frontispiece through the end of chapter 11 a vision for you pg 164. See i had a born again exp and lost the obsession to drink my first attempt with my sponsor six. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step.
The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. No thought or effort on my part thats the miracle of it. Please look elsewhere on the blog for more expanded explanations of these wonderful principles. Are we now ready to let god remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Prayers from the big book of alcoholics anonymous big. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Cofounder bill wilson began writing it in april 1938 at the business office of new york member hank p. 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. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. The promises from pages 83 84 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.
Alcoholics anonymous discussion blog by an alcoholic for. And it shows in my attitude and in my relationships with people, places and things. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. 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. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can.
More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. If we can answer to our satisfaction, we then look at step six. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. The promises from the big book, if we carefully follow directions we have. The big book promises all of them, so far friends of bill w. 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. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing.
We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking the above ideas may help some people not drink for awhile but for real alcoholics these are only bandaids or stop gap measures and dont address the root of the problem the mental obsession part of alcoholism. With step 10 i take responsibility for my life as it is in the present and set right my mistakes immediately. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. There are, however, additional promises in the big book.
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