I also hope that anyone who may not have experienced recovery, but wants it, may find something here that would be of service to them. 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. What health we have, what illnesses we dont have, what friends we have loved, the sunny weather, a good meal acoming, limbs intact, kindnesses shown and received, a sober 24 hours, a good hours work, a good book to read, and many other items can be totaled up to outbalance the debit entries that cause selfpity. Big book of aa step 1 understand and complete one step.
Big book of aa step 1 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous. Abolish sponsorship from alcoholics anonymous gopetition. Bobs nightmare and the personal experiences of some alcoholics are detailed as well as the series of. Its main object is to enable you to find a power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. Alcoholics anonymous big book some of what little he wrote goes like, it is earnestly requested that the general service officein the. The big book, 4th edition by anonymous pdf format for free to read online. Neither one of these actually match the story in the 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.
We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Show him your copy of this book and tell him what you have found out about alcoholism. Pages 563 through 568 with the publication of the big book in april, 1939, followed by jack alexanders article in the saturday evening post in march, 1941, which gave alcoholics anonymous a most enthusiastic endorsement, a. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented. 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. When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in gods hands were better than anything we could have planned. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed.
But then my rights try to move in, and they, too, can force my serenity level down. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and twelve step programs across the world have helped millions of people recover from addictions. The big discrepancy in the story is the amount of sobriety this man had full text below. Grant me strength, as i go out from here, to do your bidding. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. If you think he will be shy of a spiritual remedy, ask him to look at the chapter on.
Faith in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Steps by the big book how can we alcoholicsaddicts in recovery live happy, joyous, and free. Since the third edition was published in 1976, worldwide membership of a. Bills story w ar feverran high in the new england town to which we new, young of. Mar 18, 2012 from page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Step 4 big book alcoholics anonymous chapter 5, pp 63. Before the night was over, i had started a fight with a number of collegeaged drunken fellows and returned.
We are a group of men and women who have come together for the purpose of bringing the message and. Aa sonoma county intergroup fellowship alcoholics anonymous. These pages are not endorsed nor approved by alcoholics anonymous. Never in my wildest moments had it occurred to me that i might like to be an. The introduction delves into what the solution is for alcoholics and drug addicts by examining the chapter out of the big book of a. 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. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. I found this, a reproduction of the 1938 original manuscript of alcoholics anonymous preface. Most of the information comes from aaws published or other recovery oriented literature. We have seen men get well whose families have not returned at all. The higher my expectations of other people are, the. Show him that as alcoholics, the writers of the book understand.
When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Aa alcoholics anonymous meetings in iowa city, ia in the. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. Recovery book cover vinyl aa big book recoveryshop.
Aa ego, actor running the show, big book page 60, big book page 61, how it works, self will run riot, step four, step three 3 comments follow blog via email enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Since we treat sex like any other problem, we can apply the same approach we took there to our general conduct as well. The text got this name because the first edition of the book had rather thick pages, making the book even thicker than its content would suggest. As a matter of fact, the word sponsor does not come up in the big book until page 220, and that sponsor never got sober, dying as a drunk. Page 45, alcoholics anonymous, 1st edition please note the singular form of the word. Co rd 5, 2 blocks east of isanti isanti, wednesday. Alcoholics anonymous new books abookman, a book man, book. The story on page 123 is the one that most closely matches the story in the 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 as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. The big book, 4th edition book download link on this page and you will be directed to the free registration form. Also, someone told me once the answers to all my problems are answered in the first three words on page 112 in the big book. Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly.
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. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Alcoholics anonymous new books abookman, a book man. I cover the big book in a quick and non boring manner, and relate previous comments from previous videos in its pages.
We have to list the people we have hurt what well be working on in steps 8 and 9. We are a group of men and women who have come together for the purpose of bringing the message and methods of the 12 steps to the bridge, dallas, texas. Here is another example of a common misconception spread by wordofmouth. Box 459 grand central station new york, ny 10163 2128703400 names and phone numbers iowa district.
Po box 1291 des moines, ia 50305 alcoholics anonymous general service office gso. Jun 03, 2015 this was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. The most comprehensive list of 12step meetings in iowa. My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations. How it works taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063 being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will an how it works big book pgs. 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. Tell him some of the interesting stories you have read. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Aa alcoholics anonymous meetings in iowa city, ia in. 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. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages that could help you with alcohol addiction. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063.
The big book page 45 there is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation. The purpose of this site is to be of service to those who have seen the big book of alcoholics anonymous as a way to achieve recovery in the manner that works where everything else has failed for many of us. Trudge in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The big book speaks of 25 years of sobriety and the other states he had 5 years sober. The big book first 164 pages showing 15 of 5 messages.
Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. Aa meetings, na meetings, iowa city, ia and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. The man who mastered fear pages 275286 from the 2nd edition big book. When i opened it to page 112 and read those three words, i said to myself, well, better stop using it for a coaster. The big book, 4th edition if you want to download alcoholics anonymous. Prevent damage to your big book with this vinyl book cover ft. We have seen others slip when the family came back too soon. The higher my expectations of other people are, the lower is my serenity. The big book says we are all friends sharing our experience strength and hope and there are clear responsibilities outlined on page 97 for being a friend in aa.
Spirituality page 417 of the big book i have been having some discomfort in how things have been. 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. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. This is the official website of the general service office g. The big book and the steps of aa have solved my problem with.
More about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. Box 1493, iowa city, ia 522441493 please include group name on contributions iowa city intergroup p. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. I have tried to identify all that i could find to identify for myself and other readers of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, here. 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. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to. The big book page 568 opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. Your guide to the big book of alcoholics anonymous. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable. I can watch my serenity level rise when i discard my expectations. This fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous came off press in november 2001, at the start of a new millennium. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Acceptance was the answer the physician wasnt hooked, he thoughthe just prescribed drugs medically indicated for his many ailments.