Good morning everyone! We're at the top of page 13 -Bill went again to Towns Hospital to be separated from alcohol for the last time. This is at the beginning...
"My schoolmate [Ebby Thatcher] visited me, and I fully acquainted him with my problems and deficiencies As we can see clearly, working with another alcoholic...
Good Morning!We're on page 17 - Chapter 2 - "There is a Solution."One of the literary devices that Bill employs on this page relates to events that are...
This is fun.. a common solution. What I have seen for years is our ability to mess that up. Open Meetings are the leading cause of missing the common solution...
Terry, I'll grant that Ebby was following the Oxford movement's help your fellow man, but could it not be argued that what Bill took credit for was realizing...
hey Elsie, Of course. .it can be.. I agree with that also.. for me, and I was one those that "Bill worshipped" so use that as a point of reference. I had to...
Elsie and gang , Bill had come from nearly 6 months of 12stepping with the emphasis on the spiritual side ,hardly one or none got sober ,but Bob who had plenty...
Hey Frank, So.. was it Silkworth's idea that planted the seed? As you say.. a really really good point again I thank you.. I did not see that, I had always...
The thing I have to remember none of them saw or realized it was history in the making. Greetings Squire , Reading from the forward of the first it seems they...
I've just realised this is from the 10th printing - does it make a difference - let's get ready for the chicken dance and the clucking chorus OK Take it away...
Terry and gang , Let me see the timeline again .It was Roland who first brought it to Ebby who brought it to Bill who then(?) got the allergy opinion from ...
Good morning!Turning our books to Page 25, lets look at paragraph 2:"The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective...
Good Morning.. A very good time line below.. decide for yourself.. who got the message first<grin> this was taken from the Yahoo Group AAhistorylovers a great...
The text goes on - paragraph 2: "If you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe that there is no middle of the road solution."(as outlined in the...
"The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized (changed) our whole...
I used to be one of those newcomers. I thank God an oldtimer explained a few things to me with an attitude of love and tolerance instead of sober piety ( an...
I love the fact that Bill and Bob were flawed ( yes Bob too had his issues) That serves as a greater example of the power of this program From: Elsie...
I understand that opinion as I have a history of several issues other than alcohol, but I think Bill W settled the issue when he wrote: Sobriety-freedom from...
Hey Steve, Thanks,, great story.. powerful message. I loved the "love and tolerance instead of sober piety" My first sponsor had no problems talking down to me...
Absolutely, I too stand firm by what the Big Book says, but today try to practice what it actually says. And,like you, many of those old school fellas showed...
On sober piety: We are the only people who want to be acknowledged and admired for doing what we are supposed to be doing. It is not the normal state of any of...
Good morning and welcome back everyone! We're at Page 30 - Chapter 3, "More (Truth) About Alcoholism". This is where we will discuss--in depth--the state of...
Good Morning All, Once again I hope you do not find this offensive, the timing of my letter to a freind were perfect for me. of course I am no authority this ...
Good Morning all! [Friday Post]Paragraph 2 - Page 35: "Jim the car salesman" is example number 2 of alcoholic insanity. Reading through paragraph 3 on this...
Paragraph 2 - Page 35: "Jim the car salesman" is example number 2 of alcoholic insanity. Reading through paragraph 3 on this page: "We told him what we knew...
The following is from: 'Pass It On' -The Story of Bill Wilson and how the A.A. message reached the world (pgs.242-243). On a cold and rainy night late in 1940,...
Thanks for sharing Phil. And I am sorry you experienced what you did in sobriety. Unfortunately, we are not brothers of virtue as much as we are brothers in...
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