Our shortcomings can be seen as a rock of considerable weight that is hanging around our neck. We could find all sorts of occult and esoteric connotations in the simple outlines, but foremost in our minds were easily understood meanings and. 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 sixth step of alcoholics anonymous is an excellent example of that point and is often seen as the step that separates the men from the boys or the women from the girls. This is the fellowship thats also mentioned on page 84, of the big book. The big book of alcoholics anonymous is the basic text of alcoholics anonymous. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. The fellowship still had little structure, however, and the 1960s were a period of struggle. Step by step guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book.
Like every piece of na literature, this was written by addicts for addicts. Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. Step 8 page 76 third paragraph step 9 page 79 top of page step 10 page 85 middle of page step 11 night prayer page 86 middle of page morning prayer page 86 bottom of page during the day prayer page 87 second paragraph step 12 page 164 middle of page this is only a partial list of the prayers in the big book. Nearly all americans read for entertainment, and letter writing and reading were much more prevalent in our society. Download worksheets with questions for all the steps or step 4 inventory questions specific to childhood. The big book of alcoholics anonymous refers to these behaviors as defects. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The need for more specific direction was readily apparent. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. A list your defects of character or survival skills b using a good dictionary, define each of your defects of character or survival skills. Step four asked you to compile a moral inventory and step five asked that you share your wrongs with your chosen higher power and with a discreet person that you trust. So step six were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character is a. It may be some have done us more harm than we have done them.
When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered. The first step is the beginning of the recovery process. Each week, during the beginning of each workshop session and.
That is how back to the basic text accidentally evolved from a series of questions and notes originally prepared by me, as a na sponsor to aid in helping the newcomers i worked with to learn and apply the twelve step work suggested by the narcotics anonymous program. If you have an allergy to something, it would always be indicated or manifested by some physical reaction. We learned that we had to fully concede to our inner most selves that we were alcoholics. When the big book was written in 1939, america was a reading society. To assist our next meeting, i thought i would post what we read today until the end of the chapter, with the questions from in 1 documen. A first of anything is a beginning, and so it is with the steps. Some na members feel their way through the first step1 by intuition. My amends list big book pg 67 no we need more action, without which we find that faith without works is dead. Similar to when any of us have went out and bought a car, how often over the next few months do we notice that same car being driven on the road. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional.
Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. Links to more information about integrity and the 5th step. He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try re. The big book of alcoholics anonymous preface states. Step six were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. A simple guide that works with the big book to make step work fast, concise and powerful. Steps by the big book step 6 steps by the big book. This book has become the basic text of our society. This is a big misconception about alcoholics anonymous and one. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future. The na book the basic text our symbol simplicity is the keynote of our symbol. The na step working guide suggests listing what impact these. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group.
The following are the 12 steps of narcotics anonymous, also referred to as na. At this early part of the 21st century, membership in aa continues to grow, and a fourth edition will undoubtedly continue that trend. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. Fifth step guide step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to. Narcotics anonymous basic text, chapter 4 step 5 this may be one of the most challenging steps we face in our recovery process, but it can also be one of the most fulfilling in terms of removing us from our isolation. Please print 2 sides on one sheet of paper sheet 1 side. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Quality information and tools for a 12 step program of. Morning step work check morning readings from the big book.
Step six study guide, the step six personal inventory worksheet, and then. In looking back at my behavior growing up, i feel horrible about some of the things i said and did to you. Are you ready to trust god and step out in faith by sharing your 5th step with him. Thats the step where i need to make direct amends to all those i have harmed. Aug 10, 2015 here is the 6th and 7th step workshop worksheet. It is seldom wise to approach an individual, who still smarts from our injustice to him, and announce that. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but as a companion for the ideas and directions presented there. 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. We have made a list of all persons we had harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. The first three editions of the aa big book provide an indication of the changes which occurred since aa began in the late 1930s.
This metaphor is based on the book of the same name which is published by hazelden publishing. The third step decision may be too big to make in one leap. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa wilson, bill, silkworth, william, bob, dr. Na back to the basic study guide prescott, prescott valley. Step study sundays 8pm est big book meeting same number as above note. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve step program, including regular attendance at group meetings.
Step 6 is a preparation step, giving us awareness of our character defects. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. T his is the step that separates the men from the boys. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. Please do not state that you are in stephanies workshop, for it is a break of my anonymity. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. Membership grew rapidly for a time and then began to decline. Do not answer the questions in the rest of the book. Morning readings from the big book on awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. My god, you were just trying to help me and love me the. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear.
We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered, and additionally on page 29 in the big book it states, further on, clearcut directions are given showing how we recovered. Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. With a person we dislike, we take the bit in our teeth. In twelve steps and twelve traditions, the guidebook written by one of aas founders, the chapter on step 6 begins. This book contains guides to working the twelve steps toward recovery. If you got through both of those steps, good job on your achievement. So declares a wellloved clergyman who happens to be one of a. The white book, narcotics anonymous, was published in 1962. We as laymen have a basic understanding and definition for the word allergy.
Important important points points regarding amends amends. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. It is during this step that you must be completely willing and ready to have the god of your understanding remove the character defects. If faith without works is dead, willingness without action is fantasy. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide. At the moment we are try ing to put our lives in order. For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them.
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