The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. 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. Ive read this several times but today for some reason something stood out that never had before. 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. If your downloading as a cheap way to put it on your ipod or listen to the car, please buy a new comer a big book at your next meeting.
You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. According to the writer of that big book chapter, they had held a deep resentment towards someone. Big book personal stories part ii alcoholics anonymous. Personal stories on pages 407, 476, 494, 531, and 553 are. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. I prepared some history behind the book, looked at first edition forward, table of contents, and first page. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly.
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. 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. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable. At this early part of the 21st century, membership in aa continues to grow, and a fourth edition will undoubtedly continue that trend. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Big book acceptance was the answer linkedin slideshare.
Part i pioneers of aa acceptance was the answer previously doctor, alcoholic, addict 439 407 dr. The fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous is now available online in english, espanol and francais. Some offer a hotline or help line telephone number that you can call. T he alcoholics anonymous big book is not just the most influential self help book ever published. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Accept in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. 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 story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g.
To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this 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. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick.
More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Preface to the aa big book fm qual mp3 14mb chapter 1 bills story fm qual mp3 12. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. Looked at the four different covers and some general remarks regarding purpose behind. The fourth edition includes twentyfour new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in 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 be at. I found this, a reproduction of the 1938 original manuscript of alcoholics anonymous preface. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following.
Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. This was the version of the big book distributed to friends and colleagues of aas founders before the first edition was printed. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. The answers will come, if your own house is in order.
Nicknamed the big book by the early aa members for its thick paper and wide margins, the books history began in 1934 when bill wilson, an alcoholic stockbroker who had. 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. A guide to collecting alcoholics anonymous big book. On page 552 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous their basic text, there is a very helpful suggestion on how to rid yourself of resentments towards a person. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. Big book our big aa book 248 12 steps had a definite formula 248 he inspired god, as we understand him 249 philadelphia brand new group 249 rosa only 12 step call on woman, married her 250 san diego, ca now live in the west. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today.
Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube. 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. What stood out is all of the talk of drugs in our bb. Alcoholism12 step support acceptance is the answer story page 407 at a meeting today and we read this entire story. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Its one of the 20th centurys most significant books and early copies are treasured by numerous collectors. Alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book in recovery circles sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. The first three editions of the aa big book provide an indication of the changes which occurred since aa began in the late 1930s. The 12 promises of aa begin on page 83 of the fourth edition of the big book.
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. Acceptance aa big book p 417 a vision for you p163164. Last month marked the beginning of the tenth yr of experience the big book. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. The news hawk jim s, akron helped akron members write stories for 1st ed big book. We shall be with you in the fellowship of the spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the road of happy destiny. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. 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.
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