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We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness, we will not regret the past, nor wish to shut the door on it. Alcoholics anonymous discussion blog by an alcoholic for. The 9th step promises of alcoholics anonymous wayside house. Its purpose is to shed light on the twelvestep program in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as it relates to our addiction. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the. Mar 28, 2017 aa recovered alcoholics anonymous aa11 6,165 views 43. This is the official website of the general service office g. The big book and the steps of aa have solved my problem with. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only.
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Page 45, alcoholics anonymous, 1st edition please note the singular form of the word. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. The usual outcome was that people continued to wrong us and we stayed sore. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. The promises of alcoholics anonymous extract from page 83 of alcoholics anonymous chapter 6 if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Resentment in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. The second edition 1955 consisted of 1,150,000 copies. Monday, march 26, 2012 aa morning meditation big book pages 86,87 and 88 explained. Aa recovered alcoholics anonymous aa11 6,165 views 43. The author is a founder of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. This page is intended for people who like the book entitled alcoholics anonymous. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. On page 552 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous their basic text, there is a very helpful suggestion on how to rid yourself of resentments towards a person. Open meetings are available to anyone interested in alcoholics anonymous program of recovery from alcoholism. The book is published by alcoholics anonymous world services.
When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Short aa big book listenings for daily meditation time. In the big book, as the text alcoholics anonymous is known, we read the written words of the first 100 men and women of aa as they were put in the way of a spiritual awakening. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. We react sanely and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. From page 86,87 and 88 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Sometimes it is wise to wait till he goes on a binge. 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 anonymous. A personal story on page 407 called acceptance was the answer is also wellknown among aa membership. The 12 promises of aa begin on page 83 of the fourth edition of the big book. The big book of alcoholics anonymous verywell mind.
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We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it these words from the 9 th step promises on page 83 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous may seem like a daunting proposition to the newcomer. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. 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. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 83 84 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. The promises of alcoholics anonymous page 83 of the big book.
This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. Cocaine anonymous world services a guide to the 12 steps. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism.
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Sometimes it was remorse and then we were sore at ourselves. Feb 10, 2002 116 of 345 results for aa big book paperback. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. Resentment in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and.
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No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can. New stories have been added to the personal histories. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. 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. Aa recovered alcoholics anonymous aa11 recommended for you. This page is not affiliated with the fellowship of aa. The ninth step promises can be found through pages 8384 in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. According to the writer of that big book chapter, they had held a deep resentment towards someone. Share this page with friends to help more people learn about 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. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation.
To conclude that others were wrong was as far as most of us ever got. The first paragraph on page 86 gives direct instructions about what to do each evening before bed. First written in 1939, the 4th edition was published in 2001. Ceasedfightingpg84 this is one of my favorite lines from the big book. Amid covid19, we are still open and offering online addiction treatment options.
More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. 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. Alcoholics anonymous archivist, author conducts sessions here.
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