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Good Morning, Chapter 11 - "A Vision for You" begins on page 151. If you have been following along with the study from the beginning, you have learned much...
Jim K
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Dec 1, 2006
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14631
Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead. Thus we find the fellowship, and so...
Des Green
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Dec 2, 2006
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14633
thanks for letting me join...
aloh575
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Dec 3, 2006
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14634
You're welcome and we're glad you're here. Share a little about yourself with us when you feel comfortable, OK? Elsie...
Elsie
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Dec 3, 2006
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thanks elsie i will dave Elsie <cobolpoet@...> wrote: You're welcome and we're glad you're here. Share a little about yourself with us when you feel...
dave
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Dec 3, 2006
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14636
and you can pay dues thru me--lol welcome dave! ... From: dave To: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 2:12 PM Subject: Re:...
Chris Cherrie
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Dec 3, 2006
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14637
thanks dave Chris Cherrie <clcherrie@...> wrote: and you can pay dues thru me--lol welcome dave! ... From: dave To: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com ...
dave
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Dec 3, 2006
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14638
Good morning all! There are a great many places that have marked AA's early history. The Mayflower Hotel in Ohio is one. Towns Hospital - 293 Central Park West...
Jim K
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Dec 4, 2006
1:02 pm
14639
and as always thank you to you and Karen for doing this time after time. i learn something new each cycle. Jim K <jknyc@...> wrote: Good morning all! ...
pipesteve
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Dec 4, 2006
2:04 pm
14640
and as always thank you to you and Karen for doing this time after time. i learn something new each cycle. Jim K <jknyc@...> wrote: Good morning all! ...
pipesteve
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Dec 4, 2006
2:12 pm
14641
... or "a beginning." It means "an introduction to spiritual principles." AA is but a means to the end of living a spiritual life. Our lives aren't meant to be...
David Johnson
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Dec 4, 2006
7:58 pm
14642
Good Morning, My experience is that my unmanageability took me to my knees after 16 years of sobriety and it is only then that I became willing to follow the...
Julieanne Wheeler
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Dec 4, 2006
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14643
Good Morning, My experience is that my unmanageability took me to my knees after 16 years of sobriety and it is only then that I became willing to follow the...
Julieanne Wheeler
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Dec 4, 2006
9:20 pm
14644
A couple of things I have to remember when reading "sections" of the Book. 1. You can't analyze one part, without taking it in context with the Book as a...
William Gill
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Dec 5, 2006
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14645
love that last line william !!!!!! William Gill <williamgill56@...> wrote: A couple of things I have to remember when reading "sections" of the Book. 1....
pipesteve
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Dec 5, 2006
5:41 am
14646
We've just completed our last cycle and it's time to start the cycle again. Each weekday morning at or about 8:00am Eastern Time, I will post the section of...
Jim K
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Dec 5, 2006
10:53 am
14647
Good Morning, everyone! Dr. Bob's Nightmare is the first of the personal stories on page 171 . Page 165 is interesting however. This is the Section Heading:...
Jim K
sottovoice
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Dec 5, 2006
10:55 am
14648
as one sponsor told me, some suggestions are stronger than others. and she told me to figure out which they are when i've reached Step 12 :) Janie William...
Janie
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Dec 5, 2006
7:40 pm
14649
Good morning In the chapter working with others it syas äsk him if he wants to quit for good and if he would go to any lengths to get it. There it is again in...
Julieanne Wheeler
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Dec 5, 2006
8:54 pm
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Just got back around to this one. And yes Karen seeing the eyes light up in a newbie or seeing someone finally "get it" that they cant do it "their" way and...
pipesteve
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Dec 5, 2006
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14651
I had somewhat the same experience when I took generous amounts of benzodiazepines- "no turmoil" and everything "just happened." In recovery though, I found I...
Lianna Golden
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Dec 6, 2006
5:16 am
14652
Welcome everyone to the newest cycle of our Big Book Study! We'll be examining the book very closely throughout the coming weeks. It is important to note that...
Jim K
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Dec 6, 2006
11:29 am
14653
Hi This is what I was shown, and I am active in all three areas. It gave me a new understanding of the AA as a whole. We look at the circle "Unity" Unity is...
Julieanne Wheeler
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Dec 6, 2006
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14654
Good morning everyone! (Wednesday Post) Let's turn to page xi, the Preface to the Third Edition, and look at paragraph #2. This book is identified as "the...
Jim K.
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Dec 7, 2006
3:14 am
14655
Thanks Jim! I like the strawberry shortcake analogy. When I came to AA (1989), my impression was that the Big Book was "optional". This joke was current at...
Tom V
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Dec 7, 2006
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14656
Thanks Jim, I've only just joined this loop and I'm very pleased to be joining at the beginning (the best place for this alkie to start). I love the strawberry...
Martin
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Dec 7, 2006
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14657
I have found that this book is more than a book designed to transmit information, it's a book designed to transmit an experience to enable me to recover. I...
Julieanne Wheeler
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Dec 7, 2006
8:59 pm
14658
Good morning everyone, and welcome to those who have just joined us! Turning to page xv and reading through to the end of the foreword to the second edition,...
Jim K
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Dec 8, 2006
11:17 am
14659
Hi, Some explanations I was given as I was taken thru the Big Book. I found interesting and it made sense to me, thought I would share them with you. Page xvi ...
Julieanne Wheeler
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Dec 8, 2006
9:30 pm
14660
"The work in AA is not the steps, its taking people thru the steps." This is an interesting perspective and certainly makes everything around the steps...
David Johnson
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Dec 8, 2006
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