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7024 Jim K.
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Jan 3, 2005
1:09 pm
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....
7025 Jim K.
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Jan 4, 2005
12:42 pm
Hi everyone! I've received a couple of emails from some of our 1115 members regarding the ability to participate in a discussion of our daily Big Book Study...
7026 Jim K.
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Jan 4, 2005
12:44 pm
Good morning everyone! "Chapter 8 - To Wives" begins on page 104. There is some historical stuff that is very interesting however. First, a trivia question:...
7027 Jim K.
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Jan 5, 2005
12:48 pm
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...
7028 Jim K.
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Jan 6, 2005
1:34 pm
Good Morning everyone! We're at page 128 of Chapter 9 - "The Family Afterward." The reading from here through the bottom of page 130 centers on, for lack of a ...
7029 Jim K.
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Jan 7, 2005
12:27 pm
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...
7030 Jim K.
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Jan 10, 2005
12:52 pm
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...
7031 Jim K.
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Jan 11, 2005
12:30 pm
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...
7032 Jim K.
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Jan 12, 2005
12:53 pm
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...
7033 Jim K.
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Jan 13, 2005
1:43 pm
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...
7034 Jim K.
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Jan 13, 2005
2:06 pm
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...
7035 Karen
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Jan 14, 2005
1:12 pm
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...
7036 Karen
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Jan 17, 2005
1:20 pm
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...
7037 Jim K.
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Jan 18, 2005
1:18 pm
Good morning everyone, and welcome to those who have just joined us! A big thanks to our own Karen, aka: honey_dot_com, for helping out these past two days! ...
7038 Jim K.
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Jan 19, 2005
12:28 pm
Good morning everyone! We're still on page xvii of the foreword to the second edition. The book describes two centers of activity around 1936. AA's group ...
7039 Jim K.
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Jan 20, 2005
12:36 pm
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." This was a...
7040 Jim K.
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Jan 20, 2005
7:46 pm
Hi everyone! With the upcoming convention in Toronto I decided it would be worthwhile to create a group that helps us to coordinate meeting others, learn about...
7041 Jim K.
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Jan 21, 2005
1:47 pm
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...
7042 Jim K.
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Jan 24, 2005
12:41 pm
Good morning 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 morass of self-pity....
7043 Jim K.
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Jan 25, 2005
12:45 pm
Good morning everyone! And welcome back! 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...
7044 Jim K.
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Jan 26, 2005
12:27 pm
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...
7045 Jim K.
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Jan 27, 2005
1:01 pm
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...
7046 Karen
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Jan 28, 2005
1:17 pm
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7047 Jim K.
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Jan 31, 2005
1:14 pm
Good Morning everyone! [My thanks for Karen for posting on Friday!] Paragraph 2 - Page 35: "Jim the car salesman" is example number 2 of alcoholic insanity....
7048 Jim K.
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Feb 1, 2005
12:46 pm
Good morning! Today we are at Chapter 4 - We Agnostics, Page 44. We should start by defining some terms. "Agnostic"; is comprised of two parts: "Ag" which is...
7049 Jim K.
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Feb 2, 2005
12:41 pm
Good morning everyone! ***Here's a good exercise for Chapter 4. Read through and count how many times the word "prejudice&quot; in it's various forms appears. Also ...
7050 Jim K.
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Feb 3, 2005
12:30 pm
Good Morning Everyone! Appendix II - "The Spiritual Experience" is found on page 567. "The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many...
7051 Jim K.
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Feb 4, 2005
1:43 pm
Good morning! We can gain some insight into the writing of the book through an examination of the original text (pre-publication "Multilith&quot;) in conjunction...
7052 Jim K.
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Feb 7, 2005
1:35 pm
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 ...
7053 Jim K.
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Feb 8, 2005
12:27 pm
Good Morning, everyone! Paragraph 2 on page 60 - original text in (parenthesis) and my editorial notes in [brackets]: "Our description of the alcoholic, [found...
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