The answers will come, if your own house is in order. It was one of the first to suggest that alcoholism was an illness, not a character defect. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Aa speakers joe and charlie the doctors opinion the big book comes alive duration. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. Check out some excellent new shows on the premium channels you dont even have at home. The original working manuscript is the missing link between bill wilsons first draft of alcoholics anonymous and the first edition. It originated the twelvestep program now used widely among addictions outside alcohol.
Having made our personal inventory, what shall we do about it. An illness of this sort and we have come to believe it an illness involves those about us in a way no other human sickness can. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. Alcoholics anonymous new books abookman, a book man, book.
Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. The first section of the big book of alcoholics anonymous has not changed or been revised in any of the four editions. As on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes. No thought or effort on my part thats the miracle of it. Unanswered questions which was not a result of the baby boom that followed world war ii answers apex. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. I can watch my serenity level rise when i discard my expectations. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Aa meetings, na meetings, prior lake, mn and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. This is a reproduction of the 1938 original manuscript of alcoholics anonymous. Meetings archive greater minneapolis intergroup alcoholics.
We have a written inventory and we are prepared for a long talk. The big book is alcoholics anonymouss primary text. Faith in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. The post today was originally set aside to be posts from others regarding alternatives to aa, but i did not receive a single email or response. According to the book on page 417, it is clearly mentioned the fundamental step towards emancipation is acceptance, coming into terms with reality, realizing the ground truth that one is indeed addicted. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Pre aa history before aa aa history washingtonians emmanuel movement oxford group movement four absolutes rowland hazard james h. Alcoholics anonymous big book kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly.
Recovery shop is the home to the aa big book index bookmark. Program by a cofounder 190 pages alcoholics anonymous comes of age a brief history of a. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. Informally known as the big book with its first 164 pages virtually unchanged since. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of be ing honest with. It has wisdom that has spanned centuries and saved countless.
Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube. Will be looking for a better version than this one. Use the included wifi to read your kiddos their favorite bedtime story at night over video chat. I graduated narrowly and took a job at a local garage. Appendix ii spiritual awakening god consciounsness educational variety spiritual experience aa big book big book of aa alcoholics anonymous doctors opinion how it works aa preamble alcoholism recovery 4th edition 3rd edition 2nd edition alcohol allergy rehabilitation of. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc.
As being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. Many conveniences give solace to the weary adventurer. Sometimes it was remorse and then we were sore at ourselves. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. How it works from pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.
The second part of the book has changed slightly with the printing of each new edition. Oct 21, 2012 without the spiritual experience appendix, aas ugly ducklings would have had to hang their hats on page 47 of the big book. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous. These observations would be academic and pointless if our friend never took the first drink, thereby setting the terrible cycle in motion. As a man thinketh i was a pagan when a man listens 12 steps of aa audio book. If a person has cancer all are sorry for him and no one is angry or hurt. Alcoholics anonymous aa is an addictionrecovery program that utilizes the 12step model. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. From pages 8384 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 experience of any alcoholic will abundantly confirm this.
When, therefore, we speak to you of god, we mean your own conception of god. We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. Aa history a big book trivia of some missing facts. B1 alcoholics anonymous fourth edition 2001 of the big book, basic text of a. 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. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in gods world by mistake. 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. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. 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. These pages are not endorsed nor approved by alcoholics anonymous. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. This version is only usable to read the big book like a novel, page 1 first and then each successive page thereafter. Show him you have confidence in his power to stop or moderate. This is a help to study the big book, to fill in some of the missing facts, answering some questions.
No page number, table of content to choose from, and hard to locate anything. 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. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented. I didnt connect with the big book of alcoholics anonymous until over a year into my sobriety. On page 417 of the aa big book, one of the secrets to relinquish alcoholism with success is mentioned. Appendix ii spiritual awakening god consciounsness educational variety spiritual experience aa big book big book of aa alcoholics anonymous doctors opinion how it works aa preamble alcoholism recovery 4th edition 3rd edition 2nd edition alcohol allergy rehabilitation of alcoholics dr. The first section contains 164 pages that are the textbook for a recovering alcoholic. What he wrote followed immediately after the a, b, cs and was as follows.
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. When we decide who is to hear our story, we waste no time. Acceptance was the answer the physician wasnt hooked, he thoughthe just prescribed drugs medically indicated for his many ailments. This cross reference from the aa big book to the daily reflections allows readers to easily expand their understanding of the big book by referencing the wellrespected daily reflections. The introduction delves into what the solution is for alcoholics and drug addicts by examining the chapter out. But we must not use this as a mere excuse to postpone. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much. The most comprehensive list of 12step meetings in minnesota. Twelve steps and twelve traditions an interpretive commentary on the a. But not so with the alcoholic illness, for with it there goes annihilation of all the things worth while in life. William d download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Big book authors list for alcoholics anonymous includes editions 1, 2. The man who mastered fear pages 275286 from the 2nd edition big book. A nd acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. My purpose is to make the text of the big book available to anyone in the u. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. An extended stay is much more than just a roof over your head though were big fans of roofs. Session step 5 into action pp 72 75 step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. I didnt care to read it and i didnt think it had anything of substance i could relate to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous big book.
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. My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations. The original manuscript of the big book alcoholics anonymous. Or pick from one of many of the favorite parts we have singled out on our website. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and twelve step programs across the world have helped millions of people recover from addictions. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. This is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. I can understand why its the sacred text of aa groups around the world. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went. The best way to get in touch with alcoholics anonymous is through your local telephone book by simply looking up alcoholics anonymous in the white pages. But then my rights try to move in, and they, too, can force my serenity level down. 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. Questions and answers from the alcoholics anonymous big book.
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. While there are slight differences between what bill wrote and what is now in the big book, he wrote one sentence that was voted out by that part of the fellowship that participated in the authorship of this book. Click the images to go to page indicated in the flag. Authors of big book stories alcoholics anonymous history. Pity in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12 traditions. To conclude that others were wrong was as far as most of us ever got. Ii spiritual experience the terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change suf. You and your husband will find that you can dispose of serious problems easier than you can the trivial ones. This book is a combination of aa approved literature and we believe adds value to students of aa.
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. Alcoholics anonymous big book kindle edition by wilson. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The higher my expectations of other people are, the lower is my serenity. New stories have been added to the personal histories. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Aa meetings, na meetings, shakopee, mn and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703.
The index bookmark features 25 of the key topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous with corresponding page numbers. The second part changes because it is the part that. The appendices have been included, giving this document a nearly identical format to the pocket edition to the big book. Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our creator, and to. We asked god to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. 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. Grant me strength, as i go out from here, to do your bidding. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve steps and. Never in my wildest moments had it occurred to me that i might like to be an. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book.
My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Jim originally had these articles on the web site of which is no longer online and placed here for historical. Bob smith, this original 12step program has inspired many. The usual outcome was that people continued to wrong us and we stayed sore. E, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous. Mar 18, 2012 from page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Next time you and he have a heated discussion, no matter what the subject, it should be the privilege of either to smile and say. Please see appendix vi at the end of this document.