If youll take the time to read the big book, bills story he got well pretty fast. Bunch in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Here are 11 of the best selfdevelopment books of all time. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. In 1981 aa meetings in new england were so far to the other extreme no mention of god anymore, no prayers after wards,no mention of the big book, it was all, just dont drink today and go to a meeting.
Guide is your syllabus throughout your 12step course using the idiots guide. The big book bunch unofficial written materials on the big. The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. At nearly 7 years of sobriety it is about time i learned these things. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step. Many recovering alcoholics work the 12 steps with a sponsor. Some surefire causes of relapse taken from the big book.
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. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. This step is about coming closer to your spiritual power step 11a and your seeking to fulfill his plan for you step 11b. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Breaking down step eleven of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. 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. When ready ask your sponsee, do you fully concede to your inner most self that you are alcoholic.
Big book page 5, line 1 step 5failure to make confession. The 12 steps are referred to in the big book, on page 58, where it is written, rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed out path. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in complete simplicity. We have included the first full paragraph on page 86 of the big book within step 10, because that is where it belongs, but there is nothing wrong with your reading it again. The primary instructions for the 12 steps are highlighted, in order, in the big book. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover. The 12 steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction referred to in chapter 2, of the book, alcoholics anonymous, titled there is a solution. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at. Colorful graphics, spectacular photos, and clear, engaging diagrams will help answer such questions as. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor for recovery. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves.
It is a step in the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive gods help. Links to more information about integrity and the 5th step. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. As i worked through all the steps, i became more conscious of this power, myself and you. Big book 12 step guide it only takes 4 hours to learn how it works and a lifetime to practice it. 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. Joe and charlie aa big book study series 33 tapes, 1520. Big book page 16, line 12 step 3failure to maintain the decision. With the appearance of the new book a great deal began to. The second step tells me i cannot do recovery alone. 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. It is the first text written about the experiences of the founders of the a. George b was a practicing dentist for 47 years and is now a graduate student in a masters degree program for addiction counseling. Our big book step instructions booklet is published below for public use and printing adobe acrobat pdf.
We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the. Dec 23, 2007 questions to ask yourself while working step 11. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as. 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. The reference is the first 103 pages of alcoholics anonymous, fourth edition, the basic text xi. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. The followup to the time for kids big book of why and the big book of how, time for kids big book of what presents kids 812 years old with answers to the kinds of intriguing questions that appeal to their sense of curiosity. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. Step 11 sought through prayer and meditation to improve. To emphasise the point that we must keep doing this the book says. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. 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 big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Emotional in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Critique of chapter 5 of the big book step 4 aa agnostica. Stateline 2012 funny well worth the time to listen. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Search results legend click on a meeting name for more information. Any resentments or fears that arise from this are subjected to a step10 analysis. 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. The process includes believing in a power greater than yourself, admitting past mistakes, making amends to people you have harmed through alcoholism and continuing to focus on spiritual growth. Big book personal stories part ii they stopped in time pp. The big books directions for taking all twelve steps. We made this book so that anyone who wants to can point easily to all 12 step instructions in the big book.
As the step reads it states that we seek through prayer and meditation. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. We are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. It is one of the bestselling books of all time, having sold 30 million copies. Open facsimile real time aa topic meetings for alcoholics on the web. Exploring spirituality in the 11th step of aa alcoholics anonymous can be a wonderful. Meeting search visit resources for other areas schedules.
It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. The big book lays out the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous and includes personal stories of those who found recovery in the program. There are notes on steps 1 3, step 4, and steps 5 12, and a summary of the steps from the big book. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve steps. Step 3 made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we. In most cases, the alcoholic survived this ordeal without relapse, but not always. 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.
In 2011, time magazine placed the book on its list of the 100 best and most influential books written in english since 1923, the beginning of the magazine. I have truly enjoyed the learning experience i am getting as i find and post these things. The big books approach to step 4, with its masculine focus is not only less helpful to women than it should be, it is probably harmful. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Big book sponsorship guide 3 you are going to become a sponsor. At the time of writing the big book, women were viewed as less than rather than equal to or, in many cases, superior to. To certain newcomers and to those one time agnostics who still cling to the a. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include any actingout or obsessivecompulsive addiction patterns such as, drugs and all mind altering. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. Why dont you go home and get the big book and open it at. I came to understand the intrinsic connection between us all.
All bb quotes are from the 1st edition of the big book. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. Big book of what a time for kids book time for kids big. Our format quotes extensively from the big book of alcoholics anonymous 2001. However, as noted in the big book, this decision has little effect unless you, at once, start on your written step 4 inventory. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Our goal is to explore the causes of alcoholic relapse, specifically, the causes set forth by the big book, alcoholics anonymous. Some day this bunch of exdrunks of yours will fill madison square garden, and i dont see why you should starve meanwhile. On the next page is a modified 3rd step prayer which i recommend. Due to individual differences in a conscious awareness of the great reality of life. As noted in the big book, the wording of the step 3 prayer is optional. Most certainly we shall need bracing air and an abundance of food. If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking.
Its explained in chapter 11, a vision for you on page 164. We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to fl ower and to grow. So we think that unless some good and useful purpose is to be served, past occurrences should not be discussed. To their surprise, a bunch of alcoholics discovered and demonstrate a. Twelfth step call before i ever came into the program. This power continued to lead me as i went to meetings and heard exactly what i needed to hear at the precise moment i needed to hear it. 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. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. One difference is that the big book prayer includes. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Those of us who once felt this way can certainly understand and sympathize.