The tenth step promises are available for everyone who works for them. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. We are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. The result of taking the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous is a spiritual awakening. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. Joe had been studying the big book since 1962, but since he was an africanamerican man living in little rock, arkansas during that time, he was only allowed to stand in the back of meetings, and. We have to cooperate, to do certain things that will allow a higher power to help us follow spiritual principles.
Popular 12 steps books meet your next favorite book. None of them had more than a couple of years, very often only a few months or even weeks, of recovery. You will need the following 4 things to get started. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. The big books directions for taking all twelve steps. Bunch in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
When ready ask your sponsee, do you fully concede to your inner most self that you are alcoholic. Step two is specifically designed for the mental obsession. The big book is clearwe do this to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to god and our fellow man. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985.
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. Step five admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The last joe and charlie 12 steps using alcoholics anonymous big book seminar 2004 new york ny eleven discs in set history of recovery on. These last three steps keep us current and help us to continue to solidify the foundation of our recovery. 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. In the lower righthand corner it reads, this is the third edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. S ince this step so specifi cally concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us. Big book of aa step 3 understand and complete one step. Map the route to a contact with an address using the devices gps. Excerpted from taking step twelve by the big book bunch. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. The last joe and charlie 12 steps using alcoholics. 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.
The sbbb study guide is for those in recovery from the disease of addiction who wish to work the 12 steps by the big book, alcoholics anonymous. The 10th step promises recovery from a hopeless state. But scarcely any step is more necessary to longtime sobri. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. The big books suggestions on prayer promises extensive gathering of promises throughout the big book. I find it offensive that anyone would associate something that is about love and service with something that is perhaps the greatest smear on the face of humanity in history.
The last joe and charlie 12 steps using alcoholics anonymous big book seminar 2004 new york ny eleven discs in set. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Links to more information about integrity and the 5th step. When the time was right for me, it seemed as if the pen in my hand had a direct connection to my mind, and the memories of a lifetime just poured out onto the page. The big book is the original source of for step instructions in alcoholics anonymous. The big book s directions for taking all twelve steps step goal read the steps are listed in the big book on pages 5960 1 honesty pages xxvxxxii and 143 directions for taking step 1 are listed on page 30, paragraph 2, lines 14. Step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous is the beginning of the process of making amends, forgiving others and possibly being forgiven by them, in addition to forgiving ourselves. This book is dedicated to step two in the twelve steps of recovery in alcoholics anonymous. The last joe and charlie 12 steps using alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Breaking down step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous. Unmanageable in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement or comments about this site. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. However do not refer to me as a big book nazi or a step nazi. When it comes to ego defl ation, few steps are harder to take than five.
Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. Listing of big book the official text of alcoholics anonymous related websites and. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include. 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. In order for this to happen we must go directly into steps 10, 11 and 12 while doing step 9. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order.
Step 3 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. Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last. The experience outlined in the big book makes it clear that it is not enough to believe that there is a higher power that can help us. In the big book, the 7th step is described as scarcely more than just one short prayer, known to many today as. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. 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. The big books directions for taking all twelve steps step goal read the steps are listed in the big book on pages 5960 1 honesty pages xxvxxxii and 143 directions for taking step 1 are listed on page 30, paragraph 2, lines 14. Promises on experience, strength and hope promises from the steps and more. Bob smith, glenn langohr, glenn langohr, one day at a time publishing. The big book adventure in a how to workshop for experiencing the steps as a way of life with dave f. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. Contacts reach out to us central offices, areas, districts and answering services. Alcoholics anonymous by alcoholics anonymous, twelve steps and twelve traditions by alcoholics anonymous, breathing underwater.
We strive to provide information, tools and resources for working a 12 step program or any program using 12 step principles for recovery in as simple and effective way as possible. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking compulsive eating. In step 2 you will discover a great translation for the word sanity that you will be able to relate to. Step seven humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings.
All other sources the little red book, the 12 and 12, group sponsored literature were written as accompaniments or guides to be used to assist and deepen the path laid out by the original members of alcoholics anonymous in the big book. Our efforts to select and categorize 22 causes of relapse from the big book can certainly be improved upon. Big books directions for taking all twelve steps the steps are listed in the big book on pages 5960 directions for taking step 1 are listed on page 30, paragraph 2, lines 14. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a.
We continue to take inventory as in step four and continue to make amends if we harm anyone as in steps eight and nine. Indeed, the attainment of greater humility is the foundation principle of each of a. The big book items can be restructured within the twelve steps without much reshaping or cramming. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. The titled side also tells us what the book alcoholics anonymous is to members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. Sharing 28 years of experience with the big book in a step workshop weekend the wilson house east dorset vt march 17 19, 2000. Pages 71 and 72 are taken up with discussing why we have to do step five. Big book overview alcoholics anonymous or the big book as it is commonly called was first published in 1939 and was subtitled the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12 step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12 step programs that have been established. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. We have listed them in such a step orientation in the pages that follow. It is the first text written about the experiences of the founders of the a. Recover from alcoholism with the big book bunch web site information site info whois traceroute rbl check site info. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps. If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking.
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. In order for this to happen we must go directly into steps 10, 11 and 12 while. Step two is the step in which we formerly acknowledge the higher power. To emphasise the point that we must keep doing this the book says. Big book and 12 step sources identifying the roots and the references.
Are you ready to trust god and step out in faith by sharing your 5th step with him. Some surefire causes of relapse taken from the big book. Some day this bunch of exdrunks of yours will fill madison square garden, and i dont see why you should starve meanwhile. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa audible audio edition. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable.
Big book should present a universal spiritual program, not a specific religious one, since all drunks were not christian lois remembers, pp. The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with an. First written in 1939, the 4th edition was published in 2001. This book is dedicated to step three in the twelve steps of recovery with alcoholics anonymous. It tackles everything from modest fashion and fasting benefits to animal welfare and mental health, and. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Any resentments or fears that arise from this are subjected to a step10 analysis. By making a list of the people we harmed and becoming willing to make amends, we take action toward healing the past with others and learning how to live in the world with our head held high, looking people right in the eye.
This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. You may find the complete text on the official web site of alcoholics anonymous on this page you can discover what this book tells about. You may find the complete text on the official web site of alcoholics anonymous. 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. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. This, the newcomer thinks, is just about the last straw. Amends in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. In the process, the period for taking the steps was expanded and modified from 4 weeks to somewhere in between 12 and 16 weeks.
Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. I am restored to sanity as a result of allowing something into my consciousness other than my own insane thinking and feeling. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. 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. A riveting read that reflects the authors firsthand experience as a muslim convert woman, big little steps speaks to women from all walks of life who want to learn about islam from a feminine perspective. 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. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. The big book discusses step five from pages 71 to 75. It is a technopop song written by barry upton and steve crosby, and produced by karl twigg, mark topham and pete waterman. Ill reveal how step 3 will make staying sober very easy after you have done the step.
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