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...
Good Morning Everyone! *Appendix II - "The Spiritual Experience"* is found on page 567. "The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used...
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...
Good Morning everyone! Beginning on *Page 59, paragraph 1*, we'll continue to examine the text as originally written to see the changes made before the first...
Before there was xeography(Xerox) and other copy machines, there was offset multilithography and the mimeograph, a duplicating process that requires either...
... Hi, in "my" opinion, with all the doctor's they worked with, they new that not "all" alcoholics were the same. Some just did not have alot of baggage, or...
Why do you think that word was  inserted into the text? To invite us to take a look at the program of recovery, to consider, decide, learn, then practise. ...
Yes Des And if I meant business in my step3, then the steps 4-12 became my business. Step3 was for me "a done deal" All the best Paul S. aka soberfinn...
Good Morning, everyone! *Paragraph 2 on* *page 60* - original text in (parenthesis) and my editorial notes in [brackets]:* * "Our description of the alcoholic,...
helllo'a thought for the day, these here steps have been around a lot longer than AA , who ever thinks Dr bob & co invented them are in cloud cooksville ,...
... When I came In I was told the word was used because with most of us if you would have used the word "must" we would have turned around and left. You can...
One view of the use of the word 'suggested' in the phrase 'Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery': The program itself is...
Dan, if your groups are codependent groups you might want to look for a new group or become part of the solution. Naturally I can only make suggestions based...
Alice you take things to personally and I must ask how do you know this in'nt workin for me , I am in the best shape of my life thus far , what I am saying is...
Excuse me. I work and practice the steps every day of my life. This is a way of living according to the founders of the program. This way have helped many...
I think YOU need a basic grasp of grammar! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: Dan Walker <whatscookingchefcookinghere@...> Date: Tue, 7...
Karen wrote: " Something to think about: the word "suggested" has been twisted around to make it sound like the steps are optional. Why do you think that word...
lets just say the phrase commandments is far to familiar , so why o why do people continually go on about suggestions because if I hear pull the parichute rip...
ok Kitty keep it simple and the next time somone trys to turn sugesstion into comandment you can tell em were does it say that? it is a suggestion and it works...
the commandments thing has already been done suggested means that once you get over other people you form your own adult opinon, to continue to make a...
Good 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....
I "made a decision" to accept a new job, until I negotiate my salary and benefits, accept the position, sign the offer letter and report for work, it is just a...
This is the one paragraph in the BB that makes me cringe. My experience of God is NOT as a male authority figure. I don't have issues with other references to...
Can't help myself, can't keep quiet. The use of gender when referring to God has always bugged me. I understand why it is used, as a father figure and all ...
But also remember that there are 123 "MUSTS" that are spelled out in the Big Book.....I have them highlighted and have read and studied them. Sure there are...
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