This is the official website of the general service office g. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. The promises are from pages 8384 of the big book and cover the promises of what will happen when we diligently work the steps of the 12 step program. If your talk has been sane, quiet and full of human understanding, you have. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. Here is another example of a common misconception spread by wordofmouth. We may read pages 7684 in chapter 6, into action on step 9. We react sanely and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. 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.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. Or pick from one of many of the favorite parts we have singled out on our website. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. The text of the 1st 164 pages of alcoholics anonymous. A blog dedicated to discussion of the program of alcoholics anonymous as found in the twelve and twelve and first 164 pages of the big book alcoholics anonymous. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation.
A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. No thought or effort on my part thats the miracle of it. Big book step study workshop all addictions step study. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. From pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Step 9 requires patience, thoughtful self examination, and restraint. Aa speakers joe and charlie steps 10, 11, and 12 the big book comes alive duration. We have been trying to get a aa big book page 84 88. Its only membership requirement is a desire to stop drinking. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics.
On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. An 18 minute session of prayer and contemplation as suggested by the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. 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. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Alcoholics anonymous aa is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of enabling its members to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. 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. 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. See i had a born again exp and lost the obsession to drink my first attempt with my sponsor six. Alcoholics anonymous big book 4th edition paperback. A daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
You need a big book of alcoholics anonymous any edition for the first 164 pages are all the same, a three ring binder notebook. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Be fore we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. The fourth edition includes twentyfour new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in a. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step.
Our behavior will convince them more than our words. First written in 1939, the 4th edition was published in 2001. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The 12 step prayer book a collection of 12 step prayers. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Alcoholics anonymous new books abookman, a book man. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves with someone, it may be. Aa is nonprofessional, selfsupporting, and apolitical. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. Sometimes it is wise to wait till he goes on a binge. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 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 p8384 reprinted from the big book of alcoholics anonymous with permission of a. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. The aa program of recovery is set forth in the twelve steps aa was founded in 1935 in akron, ohio. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous big book 4th edition paperback a. Pity in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Aa big book ch2 there is a solution 4th edition duration. 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.
Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. There are, however, additional promises in the big book. The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs. My name is stephanie and i will be your facilitatorsponsor. Will in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. 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. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye.
Alcoholics anonymous word serenity and we will know peace. About aa big book tapes the big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. 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. Contents introduction guide for daily reading 1 serenity prayer 2 the lords prayer 3 prayer of saint francis of assisi 4 todays thought 5 sanskrit proverb 6 to be prayer. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages. 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. Members of the group may share their experiences with this step by. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions.
Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. We can only do the part we are responsible for when we make amends. 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. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. 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. We shall be with you in the fellowship of the spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the road of happy destiny. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. The 12 step prayer book a collection of 12 step prayers and inspirational readings second edition featuring 44 new prayers written and compiled by bill p. Monday, march 26, 2012 aa morning meditation big book pages 86,87 and 88 explained. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. 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.
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