There is a solution w e, of alcoholics anonymous, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as bill. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Alcoholics anonymous speaker tapes subscribe to our channel for awesome xa speakers. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our lives by collaborating with a power greater than ourselves an inner knowing, our own best and highest nature. It is the bare minimum i am instructed to do, along with meditation, every morning. Study what do the big book authors say about the steps. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home. When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. The big book of alcoholics anonymous is the basic text of alcoholics anonymous. Your first aa meeting an unofficial guide for the perplexed. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aa s 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. 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.
She nearly died, fracturing her leg and breaking her j. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by anonymous. Aa s founders, bill wilson and doctor bob, have reached what some say is deity status in the 12step world. For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them. Check out what the big book of aa alcoholics anonymous says about working step five.
The big book study movement is outside of the structure of alcoholics anonymous in ireland. An 18 minute session of prayer and contemplation as suggested by the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. By reading the preface through the first 164 pages.
Jan 15, 2017 i guess since aa branched out beyond the first two groups and aa ceased being directly taught by the original pioneers, a different aa sprang up along side and parallel to the aa delineated in the big book and twelve and twelve. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. There are many who are offended when what they believe is found to be in conflict with what the aa big book actually says. His most famous talk 12step recovery speaker addiction recovery youtube it is also where i first found and listened to joe and charlies bb study. Given that i am very new to recovery and alanon, i thought i would ask another questions here on the aa forum. The primary purpose group big green bay area aa home. Jul 02, 2018 find meetings with the meeting finder app. A study of aas book twelve steps and twelve traditions. It was written in 1939 and the terminology was different then.
Mark is an awesome aa speaker and joe is wonderful too. Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube. In spite of the great increase in the size and span of. Alcoholics anonymous workshops aa speakers youtube. Two study guides for the big book of alcoholics anonymous the first study guide has a summary of each book and then hundreds of follow up questions to answer and add sobriety notes. I became an unwelcome hangeron at brokerage places. Appendix ii may discover new thinking about a power greater than yourself. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program. Bathtub gin, two bottles a day, and often three, got to be routine. One can find the complete list of the world famous joe and charlie big book study tapes in. Alcoholics anonymous, the big book of aa, is the cornerstone of the recovery movement. More about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics.
The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous black. 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. Joe and charlie aa speakers there is a solution from. Thinking in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. I am certainly guilty of dismissing this approach as aa lite. We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. Should you choose to follow this study guide, you will be presented ideas which this author has found to be consistent with the basic text of aa. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in a way similar to what dr bob, clarence s or bill wilson would have done. Big book study guide mens step application group big book study guide texas primary purpose group. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. For a printable, clickable pdf meeting list, organized by daystate, click the big blue button on the meetings page. This is the fellowship thats also mentioned on page 84, of the big book. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc.
Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Sometimes a small deal would net a few hundred dollars, and i would pay my bills at the bars. Click here or on the word document to view or save skype open big book study meetings as of august 2015. Experience the big book is a guided, detailed study of the aa big book and 12 steps, by dr. How alcoholics anonymous lied to the american people. The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous. That is why we have the large and engaged following that we do. I thought i d always be sick and often heard people in the meeting say im. Step meeting an experienced aa member goes through all the twelve steps, along the big book, in 4 meetings the whole meeting in as many weeks. Aa big book with questions for discussion hi everyone.
B1 alcoholics anonymous fourth edition 2001 of the big book, basic text of a. Please do not state that you are in stephanies workshop, for it is a break of my anonymity. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide. Reading pages 8688 every single morning out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous is a given for me. Aa speakers and more is a youtube channel devoted to helping people find 12 step recovery speakers that they can identify with. So, to all the present and past members of this group goes thanks for their interest and participation.
More meetings in the meeting list have hyperlinks now. Knowing what the big book really says is vital for anyone working in the recovery field. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous. Aa speaker big book step study workshop new 20 odomtology 12step recovery media. However i do agree with the poster music who says that alcoholic thinking is the belief that a drink will solve your problems despite ample evidence to the contrary. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the.
Alcoholics anonymous workshops aa speakers odomtology 12step recovery media. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. These groups study and practice the experience and knowledge outlined in the text book, alcoholics anonymous as of august 2015. Aa speaker big book study in london by odomtology 12step recovery media. Love u while ur being funny and serious i think ur just an awesome. This site is optimized for mobile devices as well as desktoplaptop computers. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Apr, 2019 on july 4, 1934, a 30yearold new yorkbased writer and publicist named marty mann got staggeringly drunk at a party and fell from a balcony. Alcoholics anonymous big book study, by joe and charlie youtube 10h 48m one of my favorites is by michael mark, a back to basics 4 part series. Recorded a few months ago, this is a classic already. 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. Breaking down step five of aa alcoholics anonymous. All 12 steps of joes big book study free audio download at the website.
Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is often referred to in alcoholics anonymous meetings aa as the big book. A audio read aloud version of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Aa speaker youtube alcoholics anonymous, book study, big book.
If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. Listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop. Silkworth big book study aa anonymity statement anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions. Aa speaker having an unmanagable life, steps 2 and 3 part 2 of 5.
This page is not affiliated with overeaters anonymous. If youve been thinking about doing your fifth step of aa and perhaps putting it off, keep in mind that laying it all out there on the table. 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. To this end we ask ourselves two primary questions. Bbss speakers on step one in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous we admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this. Joe and charlie aa speakers there is a solution from the joe and charlie big book study.
For the serious student of the aa big book, what follows are some recommendations from the author of this study guide in the approach to take when utilizing this supplemental material. This will take you to a page which contains documents as well as links to podcasts which might be helpful to you in your journey. The primary purpose of this site is to carry the message contained within the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Most of us feel we need look no further for utopia. The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous black anonymous on.
I have heard of alcoholic thinking and that at times it plagues individuals in recovery. It is my time to show up for my higher power and get grounded and get my instructions for the day. The irrationality of alcoholics anonymous the atlantic. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. The big book study guide helps us to examine the contents of virtually every sentence in the original text of the big book. We as laymen have a basic understanding and definition for the word allergy. This created a thirst for an even greater knowledge of the vital information contained in the big book. If you have an allergy to something, it would always be indicated or manifested by some physical reaction. There is a solution from the joe and charlie big book study.
Tons of new material by one of the best aa speakers of all time. Aa speakers joe and charlie the big book comes alive. My hope is to bring you the best and biggest list of aa speaker tapes and aa big book study tapes you could ever find on the web. Aa speaker 12step alcoholism recovery by odomtology 12step recovery media. Welcome to the spiritual awakenings group website audio. Zoom meetings laurel recovery 368 main street laurel. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. Discussion on the book would often be prefaced by well, im not sure if this part of the book applies to sex addiction so instead we use some hybrid recovery tool. If you are interested in how the big book of alcoholics anonymous might help in your journey through overeaters anonymous, please click on the image to the left.
Barber conducting an aa big book meeting of course with anonymity of those in attendance. Eventually the group chose to keep the question and answer book study format, but to use a modern hybrid 12step book instead of the big book. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented, as well as many political, economic, social, and reli. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a followup study two years later, the patients had fewer days of heavy drinking, and more days of no. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. Going through the big book of alcoholics anonymous can sometimes be a struggle. Aa speaker bob d and mari g big book study session 1 of 9 duration. Hold to download or tapclick to play the mp3 audio tape. Im so grateful to have this to listen to, since all live aa meetings are closed this helps me so much thank you. The goal of these video uploads is to encourage athome participation. Download free audiobooks in the mp3 format or play them straight via youtube. Joe and charlie cover the big book of aa in such masterly detail.
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. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. I know alot of people go on about alcoholic thinking that even after quitting drinking you have alcoholic thinking to deal with but in my experience that is all hooey. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. Steps by the big book step 7 steps by the big book. Read the book alcoholics anonymous from the frontispiece through the end of chapter 11 a vision for you pg 164.
London primary purpose big book study charlie p, katie p, and chris r 625262010. Wilsons big book, which is actually entitled alcoholics anonymous, is referred to as the ultimate answer for everything a new bible of sorts written just for contemporary alcoholics. This desire gave birth to the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988. Jan 31, 2009 step study sundays 8pm est big book meeting same number as above note. The sunday evening macon ga meeting is an online meeting. 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. I cannot say enough good things about this book, or stress its.
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