Good Morning, everyone! Paragraph 2 on page 60: "Our description of the alcoholic, [found in the Doctor's Opinion and Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism] the...
Thanks for your post Uther. I am intrigued when people not afflicted with the illness read the book, I like it. Some lines from the book that have helped me...
'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. First...
Jim, Thanks for all of the great service. Yes, it's March, Step 3 month. Woo hoo, turn it over and keep turning it babe! Oh yes, the Promises......not only...
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...
I have just started my step 4 a few days ago. I have found the biggest thing I face is getting angry all over again as I'm writing things down. I have to...
Tina, Great to hear about your 4th step.!! It is soooo exciting to get started on the course of action that our Program calls for. I completely indentify with...
Top o the morning to ya Jim pick me pick me! I know the number one offender.....it starts with an "R" right? ^ ^ The action part of the Program is the meat....
Consider this Tina: If you coninue with the rest of the course of action discribed in the Big Book, this will be the last time you have to experience these...
Thanks Julien, yes I have been unfortunately grabbing ahold of "justified anger" for a very long time now....well I don't want it anymore *laughs* I want the...
Julien, WOW I could not imagine taking a step a year...I am no way strong enough to be able to just "settle" for a step a year...that is fantastic that it is...
<<<The big book promises that God will remove them for good and for all. This is a permenent solution! Dan>>> I smile when I hear this Dan and thank you so...
I had heard people call AA a "program of action". I just assumed it was one of those little nifty AA tidbits formed in the Fellowship sharing sessions which...
Tina, if you didn't feel these resentments now, in the second place, then you never would have had to include them in the first place. I did not want to feel...
<<Tina, if you didn't feel these resentments now, in the second place, then you never would have had to include them in the first place>> Very good point :)...
The GOOD feelings will just keep coming too. It's magnificent. ODAAT Julien ... From: Tina Slaughter To: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Good morning everyone! We're at Paragraph 3 on page 64 - "Resentment is the number one offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else." Again we see...
There is a bunch of great stuff in this reading - What always strikes me is is the statement - so our troubles are our own making. WoW. That should be a...
The original draft of the book before Tom's editing was reported to be something over 800 pages, maybe as high as 1,200. He Edited it down to the even 400 that...
Good morning! We are filling out the third column of the first of four parts of our 4th Step inventory. The four parts are: 1. Resentments 2. Fears 3. Sexual...
Howdy Mark, Yes, I agree. "Our troubles were/are of our own making" should be topic for many more meetings.... Also, "self-fabricated misery" "justified...
Aaaaah....you're right. Have a great one ^- -^ ... From: mike custer To: Abe ; Back ; Angie Baker ; Barb ; BARB B. ; Ben W. ; Benjamin M. ; BBS. Sent:...
Good Morning, everyone! We are at page 72 - Chapter 6 "Into Action" - and we're about to embark on our discussion of the 5th Step! "Having made our personal...
One of my greatest fears was that someone would find out about me. I was a chameleon. I talked/behaved the way I thought I should, to whoever I was with. By...
Once again, thank you Jim and Honey for your time and effort in putting on this study! BB pg. #72 states: "This is difficult-especially discussing our defects...
Good morning everyone! We are on Page 75. Paragraph 2 includes the 5th Step promises: "Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We...
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