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7643
'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 K.
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May 1, 2007
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7644
Good morning! 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 personal...
Jim K.
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May 2, 2007
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7645
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...
Jim K.
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May 3, 2007
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7646
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...
Jim K.
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May 4, 2007
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7647
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...
Jim K.
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May 7, 2007
12:37 pm
7648
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...
Jim K.
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May 8, 2007
12:40 pm
7649
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 - ...
Jim K.
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May 9, 2007
12:18 pm
7650
Welcome everyone and good morning! Let's read through starting from the bottom of page 76 and on to the top of page 77. Here is where we find out what our...
Jim K.
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May 10, 2007
11:37 am
7651
Good Morning! Wecome back everyone! We are at the bottom of page 80. The next several paragraphs, through the end of paragraph 1 on page 82, deal with the...
Jim K.
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May 11, 2007
12:21 pm
7652
Good Morning 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 16...
Jim K.
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May 14, 2007
12:28 pm
7653
Good Morning! [Tuesday Post] Page 85, Paragraph 1 - While we have recovered from alcoholism: "We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily ...
Jim K.
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May 14, 2007
9:11 pm
7654
Good morning everyone! 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, ...
Jim K.
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May 16, 2007
12:19 pm
7655
Good morning everyone! Chapter 7 starts on page 89. It is dedicated in its entirety to Step 12. "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps,...
Jim K.
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May 17, 2007
1:31 pm
7656
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....
Jim K.
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May 18, 2007
11:42 am
7657
Good morning everyone! Most of the comments on this chapter were written by my friend and co-moderator Karen- "Chapter 8 - To Wives" begins on page 104. There...
Jim K.
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May 21, 2007
12:48 pm
7658
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...
Jim K.
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May 22, 2007
1:03 pm
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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 ...
Jim K.
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May 23, 2007
11:52 am
7660
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...
Jim K.
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May 24, 2007
12:09 pm
7661
Good Morning! 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 that...
Jim K.
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May 25, 2007
12:01 pm
7662
As we remember those who have given their lives for our freedom in America and observe the Memorial Day holiday on Monday we will take a break from the Big...
Jim K.
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May 25, 2007
12:06 pm
7663
Chapter 11 - "A Vision for You" begins on page 151. If you have been following along with the study from the beginning, you have learned much about Bill...
Jim K.
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May 29, 2007
11:55 am
7664
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 - 293 Central Park West...
Jim K.
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May 30, 2007
12:05 pm
7665
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...
Jim K.
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May 31, 2007
11:50 am
7666
We've just completed our last cycle and it's time to start the cycle again. Each weekday morning at or about 8:00am Eastern Time, I will post the section of...
Jim K.
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May 31, 2007
11:51 am
7667
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...
Jim K.
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Jun 1, 2007
12:09 pm
7668
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 ...
Jim K.
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Jun 4, 2007
11:59 am
7669
Good morning everyone, and welcome to those who have just joined us! Turning to page xv and reading through to the end of the foreword to the second edition,...
Jim K.
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Jun 5, 2007
11:52 am
7670
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 ...
Jim K.
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Jun 6, 2007
11:58 am
7671
Good morning! While we continue to study the forwords and the Doctor's Opinion, remember that we are using the 4th Edition. (The page numbering prior to...
Karen
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Jun 7, 2007
12:14 pm
7672
Good morning! First, let's answer the question posted yesterday concerning "Pot" in the Big Book. Here it is, on the old doggerel--the way Bill remembered it...
Jim K.
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Jun 8, 2007
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