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...
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...
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...
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:...
thanks dave Chris Cherrie <clcherrie@...> wrote: and you can pay dues thru me--lol welcome dave! ... From: dave To: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com ...
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...
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! ...
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! ...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
love that last line william !!!!!! William Gill <williamgill56@...> wrote: A couple of things I have to remember when reading "sections" of the Book. 1....
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 ...
"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...