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! Paragraph 2 - Page 35: "Jim the car salesman" is example number 2 of alcoholic insanity. Reading through paragraph 3 on this page: "We told...
Hello everyone! This part of the chapter really hits home for me. I had 2 years of sobriety at the time. (But I was resentful, forgot about God, actually my...
Thanks Laurie for your story. I am on the verge of relapse with 3.5 years sober. I am moving to North Carolina this month, getting married, and my sponsor...
You know what it is you have to do; just do it and stop whining. Focus on somebody else.  Des   This thought brings us to Step Ten, which suggests we...
Thanks des, Went back to basics last night. Was totally unable to understand these 'born again alkies' once, because I did not understand the relevance. My...
Good Morning! Today we are at Chapter 4 - We Agnostics, Page 44. We should start by defining some terms. "Agnostic" is comprised of two parts: "A" which is the...
Kristi, I've heard a "slip" is an acronym for "something lousy I planned." I hope you are not planning to drink again. And I hope you get a new sponsor...
What???? "Anyone have good AA Big Book suggestions???" Hmmmm.... Well... perhaps READ it, and then practice the principles in all your affairs. That would be...
Kristi... i'm not sure i understand the thinking behind the statement... i'm on the verge of a relapse... for me... every step i take...every thought i...
Thank u all for just reconfirming what I have gotten away from which is the solution. Get honest and back in working the steps and helping others. I got...
to you who are considering drinking let me say that Sobriety Lost It's Priority. this is our first and most important duty in life. it is even more than a...
Nothing changes if nothing changes.complacensey is the easier softer way, very dangerous, and so is blaming some person place or thing for our problems. We...
Good morning!***Here's a good exercise for Chapter 4. Read through and count how many times the word "prejudice" in it's various forms appears. Also count...
On the verge of a relapse???? Prayed to a HP too much to help you not drink??? Worked with others too much???? CAlled a sponsor or other alkie too much asking...
rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path . . . there are numerous suggestions and LOTS of "musts" in the Big Book. most days I...
We are taught in AA not to 'project' into the future, and live in the day. Anything which endangers my sobriety must go. Dr. Silkworth wrote about relapses,...
Another thing 'Silky' said; was when asked why so many relapses were happening. "They failed to follow directions". Â Short and sweet, high impact gear. ... ...
Good Morning Everyone! Appendix II - "The Spiritual Experience" is found on page 567."The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many...
Good morning! We can gain some insight into the writing of the book through an examination of the original text (pre-publication "Multilith") in conjunction...
Hi Jim and thanks that is very interesting and I am not certain I would have staid in AA or rather read much of the Big Book if it had been YOU instead of We....
... terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change...
Good Morning! Beginning on Page 59, paragraph 1, we'll continue to examine the text as originally written to see the changes made before the first edition of...
... text as originally written to see the changes made before the first edition of the book was published. The original, pre-publication version is known as...
Good Morning, everyone!Paragraph 2 on page 60 - original text in (parenthesis) and my editorial notes in [brackets]: "Our description of the alcoholic, [found...
i like reading the multilith vs what we have. but in the final analysis it would have made NO difference to me which was being said...... i was DYING when i...
The multilith language is personal, frank, severe and directly to the point. Sometimes this is the best language when carrying the message a certain type of...
'Morning everyone : ) We are on page 62, Paragraph 3. Here we find out the position that God will occupy in our lives: "This is the how and the why of it....
Good morning, everyone! We are at the bottom of page 63, last paragraph:"Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a...
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