When i read the descriptions of what an alcoholic is in the big book i have yet to find any reference that and an unmanageable life has anything to do with whether or not a person is alcoholic or nonalcoholic. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include. Those of us belonging to a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of course, will want to go to the properly appointed au. Usually you are dealing with the mind, but in the context of the big book, you are dealing with the body. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions. Sharing 28 years of experience with the big book in a step workshop weekend the wilson house east dorset vt march 17 19, 2000.
Wilson started writing the book in 1938 with the financial support of charles b. 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. This is a 15week rotation of the readings that most big big step study groups use. Our big book step instructions booklet is published below for public use and printing adobe acrobat pdf. 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 of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. In the aa big book it states quite clearly that alcohol is only a symptom of our disease, selfishness and selfcenteredness is the root of our problem. Todays aa meetings meetings alcoholics anonymous nh.
Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. We welcome you to read this text, hoping that you will choose to share with us the new life that we have found. Step 10 keeps your house clean and is not about being perfect. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Step 10 promises and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per son or persons with whom to take this intimate and con. Chapter 10 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. Chapter 10 to employers a mong many employers nowadays, we think of one member who has spent much of his life in the world of big business. The readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the wellbeing of others at the same time, is the very spirit of step nine. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelvestep program, including regular attendance at group meetings. Acknowledging whats working and balanced can also help us to pinpoint whats out of balance and not working. The alcoholics anonymous twelve steps and twelve traditions book states.
These last three steps keep us current and help us to continue to solidify the foundation of our recovery. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. In order for this to happen we must go directly into steps 10, 11 and 12 while doing step 9. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. This book is the shared experience of the fellowship of narcotics anonymous. 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. We made this book so that anyone who wants to can point easily to all 12 step instructions in the big book.
Steps by the big book step 10 steps by the big book. Search results legend click on a meeting name for more information. The 10th step promises alcoholics anonymous district 12. If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. Apartmentalize is the best opportunity of the year for you and your company to learn, grow and. The tenth step of alcoholics anonymous is a natural progression from step 9, where you make amends. The sixth edition includes stories not previously published in earlier editions, written by narcotics anonymous members from all over the world. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefi t. The 10 th step inventory can be done using your 4 th step inventory, a journal, a balance sheet, or it can be done right out of the big book pg 8485. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. As we glance down the debit side of the days ledger, we should carefully examine our motives in each thought or act that appears to be wrong. The following are the 12 steps of narcotics anonymous, also referred to as na. Joe and charlie aa speakers there is a solution from the joe and charlie big book study duration. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page.
Home home faqs newcomers guide videos about the steps videos about a. Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. At closed meetings, your are likely to be asked to identify yourself as either being an alcoholic or. The national apartment association conducted a national survey to better understand factors that impact new supply of apartments. Big book sponsorship guide 3 you are going to become a sponsor. Step ten of aa puts into practice the spiritual principles of vigilance, maintenance and perseverance. Consequently, resistance, rebellion and delusion, as well as the unwillingness to be rigorously honest, are some of the components that keep us from recovery, from being willing to surrender to the reality of this step. This requires being willing to release selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, or fear at the very moment that they occur. In the process, the period for taking the steps was expanded and modified from 4. Questions for a 10 th step inventory taking step 10 from the big book bunch. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery.
Alanon at same timeplace, big book meeting, discussion, online, open, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access 5. Craving is what happens after we put one or two drinks in our body. In most cases our motives wont be hard to see and understand. This is the standard na book on twelve step recovery for people addicted to chemicals. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. Of all the steps, this is the one that sets the stage for recovery to happen. Meeting search visit resources for other areas schedules. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. To emphasise the point that we must keep doing this the book says. Bbss speakers on step one in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous we admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. His present views ought to prove exception ally useful to business men everywhere. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. In my view it is a better text in mny ways from the aa big book because it is more uptodate and does not have bill ws excellent but dated writing style of some seventyodd years ago.
Open meetings are available to anyone interested in alcoholics anonymous program of recovery from alcoholism. Continuing to take personal inventory isnt only about finding out when we are wrong however, because we cant identify the times when we are wrong, unless. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Step ten is for daily inventory and to stay current on new issues. Everyone makes mistakes, but owning up to them settles conflict before it can fester and become blown out of proportion. We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. Thus blinded by prideful selfconfi dence, we were apt to play the big shot. There is a direct linkage among selfexamination, meditation, and prayer.
Big book meeting, closed, discussion, online, speaker, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access 7. Playing semantics with the 12 steps short form here. Any resentments or fears that arise from this are subjected to a step10 analysis. When temporary good fortune came our way, we indulged ourselves in fantasies of still greater victories over people and circumstances. The big book adventure in a how to workshop for experiencing the steps as a way of life with dave f.
The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. 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 sixth edition is a truly international basic text that reflects the diversity and strength of our worldwide na fellowship. 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. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery.
We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous.
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