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...
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...
Good Morning Everyone! Page 76 - Let's look at the first paragraph - Believe it or not there is a prayer for the 6th Step too: "Can He now take them all -...
Welcome everyone and good morning! Let's start reading from the bottom of page 76. At the top of page 77, we find out what our purpose is: "Our real purpose is...
Good Morning! We are at the bottom of page 80. The next several paragraphs, through the end of paragraph 1 on page 82, deal with the problems associated with...
Good morning to everyone! Although it seems like we're running through the Steps, keep in mind that in this chapter alone we cover steps 5 through 10 -- a mere...
Good Mornin' all! Page 85, Paragraph 1 - While we have recovered from alcoholism: "We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve...
Good Morning! We're at Page 86, paragraph 2: "On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. ... we ask God to direct our thinking, especially...
Good morning everyone, and Happy Thursday! Chapter 7 starts on page 89. It is dedicated in its entirety to Step 12. "Having had a spiritual awakening as the...
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....
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 ...
Good Morning all! Today we will begin on page 122 - "The Family Afterward." The dynamics of a family that has endured alcoholism are skewed to the point where...
Good Morning everyone! And thanks to Honey for helping out yesterday! We're at page 128 of Chapter 9 - "The Family Afterward." The reading from here through...
Good Mornin' all! Chapter 10 - To Employers begins on page 136. This chapter was written by Hank Parkhurst. Hank was one of the early New York members and a...
Good Mornin' all- 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 are aware of the...
Interested in learning about the AA Program and its history? Here's the latest: The newest cycle of the Big Book Study – Online will begin on Thursday, May...
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 at 293 Central Park...
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...
Welcome everyone! We've just completed our last cycle and we will start from the Title page and work our way through to Doctor Bob's story once again. The next...
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, welcome to those who have just joined us- Thanks to Honey for helping out on Friday! Turning to page xv and reading through to the end...
Good morning everyone! We're still on page xvii of the foreword to the second edition. They describe two centers of activity around 1936. AA's group number 3 ...
ADVERTISEMENT Good morning! We're at paragraph 1, page xxiv, right after the first letter. "...the body of the alcoholic is quite as abnormal as his mind."...
Mornin' everyone! First, let's answer that question posted yesterday concerning "Pot" in the Big Book. Here it is, on the old doggerel--the way Bill remembered...
Good morning and a Happy Monday everyone! We're at the top of page 8, Paragraph 1: "No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter...
Good morning everyone! We're at the top of page 13- Bill went again to Towns Hospital to be separated from alcohol for the last time. This is at the beginning...
Good Morning! We're on page 17 - Chapter 2 - "There is a Solution" One of the literary devices that Bill employs on this page relates to events that are...
Good morning! Turning our books to Page 25, lets look at paragraph 2: "The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective...