Good Morning! Page 85, Paragraph 1 - While we have recovered from alcoholism:"We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve...
Good morning everyone! We're at Page 86, paragraph 2: "On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. ... we ask God to direct our thinking,...
Note: Our next post will appear on Monday due to the observance of Independence Day! Good morning everyone!Chapter 7 starts on page 89. It is dedicated in its...
Good morning everyone!Let's go to page 100, last paragraph-"Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are not supposed to do....
Good morning everyone! Most of the comments on this chapter were written by my friend and co-moderator Karen-"Chapter 8 - To Wives" begins on page 104. There...
Good Morning all! Today we will begin on page 122 - "The Family Afterward." The dynamics of a family that has endured alcoholism are skewed to the point where...
AA has really become the "parrot society". Anything that sounds good is repeated enough to become gospel and is somehow misconstrued to be a part of the AA...
How about..."Keep the memory green" "//The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will...
"Look, this isn't a race; you have plenty of time; take it easy" Â "You were a long time drunk - having a slip can be a positive" Â "You're not ready for the...
Hi everyone, Here is one I heard in my home group and was told to a newcomer: "I didn't do the steps the first 3 years I was in the program" Some other stuff...
Right up there with "Wait till you get well to do the Steps." We do the Steps to get well. Wellness is awareness, and awareness is wellness. We clear away...
On my part, the assumption is that "having a slip can be positive," comes from the NA Program. Â In their readings it states that, "relapse is part of...
"All I need to do to be a winner in AA is not drink" well yeah ...but you may still be a asshole in real life ... good is repeated enough to become gospel and...
Good Morning everyone! We're at page 128 of Chapter 9 - "The Family Afterward." The reading from here through the bottom of page 130 centers on, for lack of a...
Good morning everyone! Chapter 10 - To Employers begins on page 136. This chapter was written by Hank Parkhurst. Hank was one of the early New York members...
Good Morning !We are beginning at the bottom of page 145. Reading through to page 148, there are many ideas that have been adopted by industry in general...
Good Morning, Â Chapter 11 - "A Vision for You" begins on page 151. Â If you have been following along with the study from the beginning, you have learned...
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...
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...
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, Jim will post the section...
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...
Good morning everyone! Let's turn to page xi, the Preface to the Third Edition, and look at paragraph #2. This book is identified as "the basic text for our...
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,...
Good morning everyone! We're still on page xvii of the foreword to the second edition. The book describes two centers of activity around 1936. AA's group...
Good morning! While we continue to study the forewords and the Doctor's Opinion, remember that we are using the 4th Edition. (The page numbering prior to...
Good morning! First, let’s answer the question posted yesterday concerning "Pot" in the Big Book. Here it is, on the old doggerel--the way Bill remembered it...
Yes, I relate to Bill W's story and his powerlessness over alcohol. I was raised by and idiot who believed in putting alcohol in my baby bottle, I damn near...
Good Morning everyone! We're at the top of page 8, paragraph 1:"No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity....
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