Slips are indeed very troubling. It took me 8 years of in and out to get sober. But very simply, the reason I kept slipping was because I was not WILLING to do...
Good morning and Happy New Year everyone! We're on page 17 - Chapter 2 - "There is a Solution" One of the literary devices that Bill employs on this page...
Hi, I'm Kevin and I am a grateful alcoholic. I remember the first time I read "There is a solution". It was the first time I had ever felt like someone...
In this new year I have decided to create a destination for beginners. Not to become "the debating society", this new group will have it's roots in the Big...
What is the basic diffference of the two meetings? I know sometimes in this forum discussons get a bit heated based on individual preceptions. That happens in...
Thanks Jim for this new invite. (and doug hart, thanks for your response also).I am, brand new to all of this really, and anonymity is something i like about...
Jim, I am with Heidi on this - another BB study we do not need. If we are not passing the current BB Study on to beginners, what ARE we doing? I also agree...
Thanks Jim, for helping us stay focused on why we are here; Getting sober, staying sober and helping someone one else get sober and stay sober, ... if that's...
Hi Jim, I only joined this group last week.Help me understand this please.Are you going to have 2 big book studies now? I am unclear here and since I'm new (to...
Hi everyone! My name is Heidi and I am an alcoholic! I love this chapter. There is a solution. When I first came back this time, (#3) I was told to read...
Good morning! Turning our books to Page 25- Let's look at paragraph 2 - "The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective...
I'm sorry if the new group I created yesterday is the source of confusion. Let me clear the air- ~ The Beginner's Group is not going to replace this one. ~...
Dear Thumpers, et al, Thanks Jim, great insight. If I am out of Protocol let me know. The study went from page 24 to the second paragraph of page 25. One of...
Hi Everyone, Sorry but I just got back to the site here and would like to back track to the beginning of the Big Book Study. I've searched through the messages...
Hi I am a BB thumper who would like to join your group: 1)I have a passion for learning the BB. 2)I need a way to correctly pass the BB's message to soooo many...
welcome - to the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous - remember you are not thumping - it is a Textbook, and in this Textbook you will find the recipe, the...
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 mind that preceeds...
I'm one of those who is "thirsting for the Real Program of AA"! Thanks for this post, it was encouraging! ... not ... recipe, ... sobriety, ... as Clancy I ......
"... an inability to see the truth in life." When I was finally able to grasp that definition of insanity, and (more importantly) apply it to MYSELF instead of...
a good post all actionis borne in thought i was told i had a thinking problem, ie if i dont think about drink its impossible to think about it who will free me...
Is anyone going to this? (Weekend of Jan 17th) I'm road-triping with 3 other friends from Lexington and we are taking our golf clubs! I went last year and it...
I've been enjoying the online version of your posts each day, Jim. Several of my friends have wanted to participate by forming a small weekly group in one 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...
A number of people have posted that they take these posts, print them and use them for the basis of face to face discussion groups. How many of us are doing...
I do! I lead out in a Women's Big Book Study in the home of one of my sponsees every Monday evening. We use these studies -- in fact, last night we discussed...
Jim - I am copying your posts and forwarding to aa friends of mine that are in jeopardy - that do not know the difference between program of aa and fellowship...
