Hear recovered addict and big book mucker, cameron f. This book is dedicated to step three in the twelve steps of recovery with alcoholics anonymous. Big book of aa step 3 understand and complete one step. Quality information and tools for a 12 step program of. Steps 10 through 12 help me continue to keep myself in check on a daily basis, in accordance with my higher power.
No more shrugging the shoulders with a whatever attitude. We have seen men get well whose families have not returned at all. It is an open invitation to partner with our higher power and make a firm decision to let go of the character defects or flaws that have been in control for years. Prevent damage to your big book with this vinyl book cover ft. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. 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. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aa s 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Nov 21, 2014 step 1 aa alcoholics anonymous big book big book basic training. You have worked to remove the guilt and shame associated with past acts from your present life. This mirrors what most western religious people in the 1930s knew about meditation and aas roots in the protestant oxford group. The tenth step promises are available for everyone who works for them.
Step 6 is the getting ready for removal stepthe step that can bring noticeable change when it comes to our thought patterns and behaviors. Steps by the big book step 1 steps by the big book. Through our own experience of working with others, many hopeless, suffering addicts lack the necessary power and time to keep coming back to meetings and somehow get sober or. There is comfort in knowing you arent alone, that what youre feeling isnt unusual, and that there is a solution. Marty mann 19041980 wrote the chapter women suffer too in the second through fourth editions of the. Drs opinion 4th edition p xxv bills story chapter 1 p 1 16 there is a solution chapter 2 p 16 30 more about alcoholism chapter 3 p 30 43 we agnostics chapter 4 p 44 57 how it works chapter 5 p 58 71 into action continue reading big book of alcoholics anonymous. These were some of the earliest people to go through the program. The five precepts are the five categories of action from which everyone should abstain much like the 10 commandments. These last three steps keep us current and help us to continue to solidify the foundation of our recovery. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. In order for this to happen we must go directly into steps 10, 11 and 12 while doing step 9.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. 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. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. The practice of remaining anonymous using only ones first names when interacting with the general public was published in the first edition of the aa big book. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, written by the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. Big book of aa step 3 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book it takes only 4 hours to learn the 12 steps and a lifetime to practice them. Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the past. Thus blinded by prideful selfconfi dence, we were apt to play the big shot.
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. You may reproduce materials of the big book bunch, provided. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. The big book adventure in a how to workshop for experiencing the steps as a way of life with dave f.
The aa alcoholics anonymous program of recovery is based on spiritual principles and virtues. Work in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. 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.
The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aa s 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. With step ten we focus on the principles of honesty, perseveranceselfdiscipline and integrity. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Steps four through nine are considered a form of spiritual housecleaning. First written in 1939, the 4th edition was published in 2001.
Steps by the big book step 10 steps by the big book. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism new york city. 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 story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. This section relates 10 stories from some of the earliest members of aa. Its words and interpretations are left up to the reader to use as they choose. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. Alcoholics anonymous can be likened to a group of physicians who might find a cure for cancer, and upon whose concerted work would depend the answer for sufferers of this disease. Sharing 28 years of experience with the big book in a step workshop weekend the wilson house east dorset vt march 17 19, 2000. In step 3 you will discover an important question you need to ask yourself before you do this step that makes it an informed decision. That is the natural impulse to which we are all subject, and often enslaved. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book.
This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. The terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. Step 6 is an important step in recovery for several reasons. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were. We are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous.
Oct 31, 2002 buy alcoholics anonymous big book 4rev ed by alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The big book has given me that comfort and the push to move forward. Nov 22, 2014 book basic training is a 10 hour video series offered in an android 10 inch tablet tablet included that carefully walks the viewer through the first 172 pages of the aa big book alcoholics. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Step 10 helps you to keep your commitment to better behavior by serving as a motivator to act in a manner that doesnt require you to owe any apologies. Work in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12 traditions. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step three quotes in brief practice these principles. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Buy alcoholics anonymous big book 4rev ed by alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Step 1 aa alcoholics anonymous big book big book basic training. After completing step 9 of the alcoholics anonymous recovery program. Step 10 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. The 10th step promises recovery from a hopeless state. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at. Step ten is the way to maintain the peace of mind you worked so hard to attain, which is why it is often called a.
Step 10 helps me to do so, as i regularly take inventory and quickly make amends. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Book basic training is a 10 hour video series offered in an android 10 inch tablet tablet included that carefully walks the viewer through the first 172 pages of the aa big book alcoholics. Big book of aa step 3 understand and complete one step at. Will in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The range and depth of our honesty at this point in our recovery is astonishing. Included is all material from inside the front cover through page 164, plus appendices i traditions and ii spiritual experience. Book basic training is a 10 hour video series that carefully walks the viewer through the first 172 pages of the aa big book. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step. The wisdom from the big book isnt limited to 10 quotes. Known as the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the publication not only.
Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. 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. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition, chapter 1. 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. Meanwhile, we are sure a great deal can be accomplished by the use of the book alone. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous hazelden betty ford. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book. The big book of alcoholics anonymous is the basic text of alcoholics anonymous.
Breaking down step ten of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Essentially, accomplishing step 10 means youve worked hard to be the person you want to be. Our goals are to live the spiritual process through which sobriety is obtained and enhanced, and to publish at no charge our experience for other recovering alcoholics. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. Alcoholics anonymous big book cites a 50% success rate with 25% remaining sober after some relapses. I wanted to create a life that i absolutely loved, filled with peace and joy. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. When temporary good fortune came our way, we indulged ourselves in fantasies of still greater victories over people and circumstances. The tenth step of alcoholics anonymous is a natural progression from step 9, where you make amends. Much like the ninth step promises, the tenth step promises are a section of the big book where recovering alcoholics are promised peace and recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page.
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