How it works 61 his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished, the show would be great. The best big book workshop workbook available anywhere today is right here in your hands. Answer the work assignment questions below as you read the chapter for the 2 nd time. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Seen in this light, step six is still diffi cult, but not at all. This book is dedicated to step two in the twelve steps of recovery in alcoholics anonymous. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. I made the error, also thinking that step one is a two part step. I encourage you to read a chapter in the book, then come here to take the related action steps to reinforce what youve learned and start putting those concepts to work. Read step 2 secrets cover to cover refresh your mind on things you might not have seen in a while. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr.
Breaking down step one of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Step 2 reminds us that it is crazy to think we needed to be in control. Hav ing reduced us to a state of absolute helplessness, you now declare that none but a higher power can remove our ob session. You have convinced us that we are alcoholics and that our lives are unmanageable. How often have we heard them cry out, look what you people have done to us. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. My sponsor is strictly by the book he maid me start at the doctors opinion and when i got to the 3rd step prayer in how it works he asked me asked me the first to steps and i agreed then we went from there i took the third step and at once did an inventory then admitted to him and god and myself my wrongs then i was ready to have him remove my defects of character so i did my seventh step with. On what pages are the steps laid out in the big book of aa. Where are the steps outlinedlaid out in the big book. He also said that step 2 secrets is a really good book to use if you have time. Tell the children that you will point to each word as it is read.
I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. The doctors opinion, we agnostics kansas city, september 1, 2014. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. Although im actually going to a meeting where they read the. What we endeavor to do is share our experience working the 12steps from the book alcoholics anonymous. Having reduced us to a state of absolute helplessness, you now declare that none but a higher power can. Steps by the big book step 2 steps by the big book. History of the big book part 1 of 15 this is part one of a 15 episode indepth big book study that took place in 2009.
It is the first text written about the experiences of the founders of the a. Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all. What are the results when i try to make things happen the way i want them to. Similarly, the journal of nervous and mental disease said the big book was big in wordsa rambling sort of camp meeting. In order for this to happen we must go directly into steps 10, 11 and 12 while doing step 9. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. The first step of anything is a beginning, so the first step of the alcoholics anonymous 12 steps is the beginning of your recovery process. All other sources the little red book, the 12 and 12, group sponsored literature were written as accompaniments or guides to be used to assist and deepen the path laid out by the original members of alcoholics anonymous in the big book. Chapter 2 sponsors emphasize the values of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, which are relatively conservative within recovery culture, but chapter 2 sponsors also are progressive in the way they implement those. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described.
More about alcoholism, we agnostics kansas city, september 14, 2014. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. We take six or so paragraphs from the book addressing each step and provide a panel of speakers who share continue reading open, big book, step study. She also has written teachers guides for these books, teaching in english. Use a pointer unsharpened pencil, or 1 2 of a dowel stick that has been sanded to remove any rough edges. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 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. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Chapter 2 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. These last three steps keep us current and help us to continue to solidify the foundation of our recovery. 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. Big book step study preamble sobriety, the freedom from alcohol through the teaching and practice of the twelve steps, is the sole purpose of an a. There is an all addictions big book step study meeting every sunday night at 8 p.
This threepronged approach is exactly what i will be doing. In trying to make these arrange ments our actor may sometimes be quite virtuous. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002. Powerless and unmanageable, we agnostics kansas city, january 3, 2015. Chris raymer, aa big book, ca speaker, talk about carrying the message to the addict that still suffers hear renowned addiction speaker, mark houston from texas, a recovered alcoholicaddict, speak on 12 step spirituality living in the spirit. There is a solution, we agnostics kansas city, september 7, 2014. Step 4 prompted me to dig through a lot of junk and begin a journey toward healing old wounds and rediscovering the beautiful person i am at my core.
No matter what you believe in, this is the step in which you become open to the idea that faith in a higher power will help you attain soundness of mind. The story of how many thousands of men and women have. We have to cooperate, to do certain things that will allow a higher power to help us follow spiritual principles. The big book is clearwe do this to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to god and our fellow man. Step two is the step in which we formerly acknowledge the higher power. Project elipss center for best practices in early childhood.
It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective spiritual structure can be built. Only step one, where we made the 100 percent admission we were powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection. There seems to be more big book study meetings than twelve steps and twelve tradition meetings. Oh, i forgot you have to do that calcium correction in the liver patient with an albumin of 2. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. Welcome to here you will experience much historical and related information on the subject of alcoholics anonymous and alcoholics anonymous history. Big book step study workshop all addictions step study. Invite them to follow along, and to join in as they are able. If you wish to be contacted please fill out the form below and click submit.
Doing random blocks of questions and transcribing important information into su2sp thats not. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we. Whether agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we stand together on this step. Perhaps some may share their experiencesunderstandings of higher power. The big book is the original source of for step instructions in alcoholics anonymous. It seems like a thin book, but there is a lot of info in it the font is small, and they do a. Continue in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. It is also sometimes referred to as a power greater than ourselves. A former allindia service representative regional delegate of narcotics anonymous explains the 12 step program given in the 1939 alcoholics anonymous big book to a. They each said the strangest thingthat i had helped them more than they. In the context of the larger twelve step movement, the chapter 2 groups can be characterized as progressive big book sponsorship. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Sins in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god, as we understood him. Higher power is a term used in the 1930s in alcoholics anonymous aa and is used in other twelve step programs. Consider reading portions of the chapter in the group and sharing your writings with the group. Step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. It was voted by group conscience that the purpose of this meeting is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety by studying, discussing, and practicing the steps as they are laid out in the.
Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. The term sometimes refers to a supreme being or deity, or other conceptions of god. They are goals toward which we look, and the measuring sticks by which we estimate our progress. Concord big book step study anniversary celebrated every october. 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. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Practice what does the big book say to me about my practice of step 2. The number is the same as our thursday workshop, refer to the sidebar on the website for the correct phone number and pin. This is part three of a 15 episode indepth big book study that took place in 2009 part three is about step 2 now what, and is presented by pete h. In step 2 you will discover a great translation for the word sanity that you will be able to relate to. Joe mcq teaches step 2 from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step.
The getting started book is about taking action about using sound rules and easytofollow checklists to establish good stock market investing habits right from the start. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group. The alcoholics anonymous twelve steps and twelve traditions book states. When the time was right for me, it seemed as if the pen in my hand had a direct connection to my mind, and the memories of a lifetime just poured out onto the page. The experience outlined in the big book makes it clear that it is not enough to believe that there is a higher power that can help us. It is an acknowledgement that we have become convinced in our innermost selves that we are alcoholics. There are, however, additional promises in the big book. We are not experts on the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. Its actually really exciting, because its the first day of a new life. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book.
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