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...
G'Morning Everyone, I am new to this group. I have recently started working with a new sponsor, taking me through the steps again. Feeling a refreshing new ...
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, 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...
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...
Hi Jim, Â Great article. Much as I like to say I hate Big Book thumpers, I have to humbly admit that I have become one. You know what they say about the three...
Big Book thumper! I love this phrase, almost as much as "Big Book Nazi." Both have about the same value…nil…to describe a person who is passionate about...
why the BLEEP does the word Nazi have to be mentioned at all? passion? misguided at best. Janie "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where...
Both. The fear of change seems to be an incredible barrier to recovery. Des x   ... From: Janie <mweemwow@...> Subject: Re: [BBS_Open_Discussion]...
I do not know where the following comments on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous originated, but it is worth a read becasue it expresses what the Big Book is...
Wow, that seems a bit over the top to me. I like the sub-title of the book as it is: "The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from ...
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...
There seems to be a constant view by some that the BB and it's parts are part of a larger "spritual" picture.  There is also the opposite view that the...
1. Sense of duty. 2. It is a pleasure. 3. Because in so doing I am paying my debt to the man who took time to pass it on to me. 4. Because every time I do it I...
The next cycle begins today! The details: There are several Big Book Studies that I have been running for several years now. Here are the details: 1. The...
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...
All - Please do not post items that are not directly related to the Big Book Study! This includes: * Invites to social networking sites or communities * Photo...
"Of those alcoholics who came to AA and really tried 50% got sober at once and remained that way; 25% sobered up after some relapses...". Can we boast of such...
Let's look at the record... Our peak number of members happened in 2001 Our growth trend has been skewing downward since 1986, since 2000 average year to year...
Good evening everyone, I just read the spreadsheet and I couldn't believe it! Perhaps in this modern day and age we are not keeping our programs simple enough...
Thanks Jim, Â Many other 'outfits' have adopted our program. Sponsorship is pathetically weak in many cases and the message is diluted. Too many philosophers...
Hi All and thanks Jim and Karen What Des writes goes also for my country. Weak or absent sponsorship and watering down. 1986. !? They year I sobered up.! I...
I belong to one of the "outfits" that relies on the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions. it is called OA - Overeaters Anonymous. back in 1987 my sponsor told me...
--Hello I enjoy this big book study and the forum that follows I am sober 28 years first 22 in New York and the following 6 in various places there are many...
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