Welcome back everyone- Sorry for the late post - dizzy with nausea this morning so I'm not at work and my laptop is mighty slow- We're at Page 86, paragraph 2...
re meditation: i always have a hard time with that one. my best form of meditation for me is attending an aa meeting sitting quietly while "how it works is...
Well, we are on page 19 and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas or input for me tomorrow.It is a small group in a smaall la town where most are in an...
WOW I feel for you and the only thing I can suggest is to pray ahead of time. I also have 1.5 years and could not imagine not having some big book thumpers...
cheryl c.- a good source for the BB is: www.aaprimarypurpose.org this site is REALLY "in the book..." keep the Faith, love&peace,steve a. ... From: Cheryl...
Good Morning everyone- Chapter 7 starts on page 89- Chapter 7, in its entirety, is dedicated to Step 12. "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of...
Steve, This is a Fantastic website......Thank you...... Robin...
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Apr 2, 2003 1:48 pm
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missmindysue01 <missmindysue01@...> wrote: Well, we are on page 19 and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas or input for me tomorrow.It is a small...
Steve A. Thank You so very much for that site. I have been looking for stuff on this man for about three months and never thought to do a search. This site is...
hey everyone, I got my first big book e-mail boy i love it i had to print it up. There was to much in there to just read one time. Jim i love what you said...
Good morning everyone! Let's go to page 100, last paragraph- "Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are not supposed to do....
... ~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Jim and all, My nickname is soul and I am a sober alcoholic. I would like to discuss the sentence above. -If when confronted with situations...
Hi everyone. I agree with Soul - I think that being on shaky ground when confronted by alcohol does not mean we have not had a spiritual awakening. We are...
The Big Book speaks of a spiritual awakening in the following way: (from Chapter 2) "The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and...
Julie- Read the response to Soul and what I've written in response to your ... an alcoholic in recovery. Isn't it a life-long thing?<< It is a life long thing...
... soul, This an excellent question. And it has a fairly simple answer. page 100 of Alcoholics Anonymous Book says; ... We meet these conditions every day....
I agree with Soul, if I am bothered by alcohol, or seem to notice that people are drinking around me more than usual, it does not automatically mean I have not...
It is exactly this "either I can be around alcohol and it not bother me or I cannot" type of thinking which helped my alcoholism remain active as long as it...
A couple of interesting posts regarding the alcoholic and alcohol have been shared with us today. Personal opinions aside, this is what the Big Book tells us...
for the first two years i didn't go anywhere that had alcohol.i still don't and will never go to bars i have no business being there.at this point of my...
... I like this, thanks. Yeah, I need to remember that the Gods aren't through with me yet. :-) ... grounds when confronted with a situations where >there is...
Dick B has done a credible job of speaking about the history of AA and how the oldtimers did "it". He's not anointed by the muckity mucks in NY hence none of...
Does anyone have copies of the inventory sheets that are used in the Joe and Charlie Step Seminars on line? Especially in they are available as a fax or in...
Jim, This was great to read and use as a reference. My experience is that my freedom is limitless. I came to the Big Book after 15 years of not knowing...
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Good morning everyone! "Chapter 8 - To Wives" begins on page 104. My comments are somewhat limited on this chapter, both here and at the face to face weekend ...
Around here for the newcomers we suggest that if they do not understand the concept of God to use the "Good Orderly Direction" until the get an understanding...
It does not matter how many times you have been in and out what mattersis that you keep coming in. I have sponsered a person that was in and out quite a few...
It does not matter how many times you have been in and out what mattersis that you keep coming in. I have sponsered a person that was in and out quite a few...
No offense shirljean72, but my alcoholic mind could come with way more pros than cons for drinking on a bad day. I have no defense against alcohol and no...
Bob Gulian
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Apr 4, 2003 3:17 pm
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Jeff, Just keep coming to meetings. I know a man who spent 7 years coming tomeetings and continuing to drink. He was even the coffeemaker at a meeting for a...
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