Laurel recovery alcoholics annonymous meetings in laurel. Since the big book s publication in 1939 there has been several approaches developed to help the newcomer understand the aa way of life. 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. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a meeting topic for discussion meetings. Sometimes revenge is as sweet as love, and sometimes theres a lot behind a simple i hate you.
Please refer to page 64 of the big book and read about the 4th step. My 10 favorite lines from the big book of alcoholics anonymous by kelly fitzgerald junco 072916 there is comfort in knowing you arent alone, that what youre feeling isnt unusual, and that there is a solution. Aa meeting topics from the big book whether youre looking for a topic for your next a. I should go to more meetings, not for me, but to help the newcommers. And with 6 children to look after the too will reap all the rewards of you staying sober. Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics.
Aas evening meditation pages 86,87 and 88 explained blogger. It was one of the first to suggest that alcoholism was an illness, not a character defect. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. Prayers from the big book of alcoholics anonymous big book. At the moment we are try ing to put our lives in order. These meetings can be accessed go to thought and click on read more for how to accessfor free via computer, tablets and mobile devices, and also by. Cocaine anonymous world services a guide to the 12 steps. Notice they want me to confine my thinking to just the next 24 hours. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. Zoom meetings laurel recovery 368 main street laurel.
Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps. They say upon awakening i should think about the next 24 hours. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. You must work this vital step to develop a connection with god. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties.
Recovering alcoholics regularly refer to the big book as they progress in recovery, and they use it to help new members as they begin their recovery process. It would be easy to be vague about this sees it, pg. Aa meeting topics in the big book and suggested topics for a. Its all about starting my day out trusting god, receiving. Open format meeting where we read pages 8688 of the big book and share. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. One can listen to the alcoholics anonymous big book pages 86 and 87 above. But great numbers of theseabout two out of threebegan to return as time passed. The most comprehensive list of 12step meetings in massachusetts. Book club meeting open format, read aa literature and sharing. Big book of alcoholics anonymous pages 83 to 88 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th step daily aa readings duration.
There are bad decisions then theres horrible decisions, but to sign a contract while drunk is one of the worst you can make. Morning prayer and meditation given we know that the aa program is contained in the first 164 pages of the big book with further good information in the step essays of the 12 steps and 12 traditions book lets now follow the 2nd half of the prayer and meditation instructions found on pages 86, 87 and 88 of the book alcoholics anonymous. The big book gives us one suggestion to encourage the newcomer to learn the aa way of life, on page 94 it says, if he shows interest, lend him your copy of this book. This pamphlet contains a description of one method for taking the twelve steps of cocaine anonymous. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. It originated the twelvestep program now used widely among addictions outside alcohol. Patience pages 67, 82, 90, 111, 118, 123, 125, 127. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. To help us work the twelve steps, cocaine anonymous uses a text entitled alcoholics anonymous, commonly referred to as the big book.
It is suggested that the steps be taken with a sponsor or sharing partner. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Wednesday 78 am on awakening, open format meeting where we read pages 86 88 of the big book. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. It is seldom wise to approach an individual, who still. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye.
Aas evening meditation pages 86,87 and 88 explained step 11 morning and evening meditation step 11. Big book step study is both a particular style of aa meeting as well as a philosophy about working the twelve steps precisely as they are laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Aa big book pages 86 and 87 na speaker tapes an cds. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. The first paragraph on page 86 gives direct instructions about what to do each evening before bed. Aa big book workshop, taking the 12 steps as done in the 1940s. On awakening page 86 and 87 alcoholics anonymous youtube. 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. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. Be fore we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. 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 11th step reading from page 85 in the big book, followed by a speaker sharing their experience, strength and hope with the 11th step. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. Or pick from one of many of the favorite parts we have singled out on our website. The directions for taking the twelve steps laurel recovery 368.
Eleventh step guidance meetings are for anyone or everyone interested in a spiritual. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. My purpose is to make the text of the big book available to anyone in the u. Momo learned that the hard way thanks to his roommate, kurokawa.
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. Listed on this page are upcoming zoom meetings at laurel recovery group. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703. We must have god direct our lives, however, we need to develop a. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Fresh into sobriety, we are carry around a lot of resentment, fear, worry, and anxiety about our lives. I have been going to meetings now for about a month.
They too can have a happy content family home,if you work for them. Aa prayers, big book prayers and inspirational recovery 12. The twelve steps are covered over a 15 week rotation. At meeting when tagged i intro myself, i am ric, and i am powerless over life. Yes read page 6268 each day and also read page 83 at the very bottom you will find the promises. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
Aa reading from page 86 and 87 about morning prayer, meditation and daily guidance. Format for eleventh step guidance meeting big book sponsorship. You are never too old to improve your health and quality of life. The big book is alcoholics anonymouss primary text. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment. Why this happens to awakening souls and what to do when you wake duration. Experience the big book aa meetings available onlinedue to the covid19 pandemic, the experience the big book meetings will be accessible online as zoom video conferences, starting sunday, march 22, 2020 at 6pm central time. I have also been reading the big book and this is one thing that realy struck a cord with me. Alcoholics anonymous believes that recovery is a lifelong process, so the big book is a continual companion in a recovering alcoholics life. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation.
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