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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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Nov 1, 2007
11:41 am
7779
Good Morning! Page 85, Paragraph 1 - While we have recovered from alcoholism: "We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve...
Jim K.
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Nov 2, 2007
11:31 am
7780
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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Nov 5, 2007
1:10 pm
7781
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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Nov 6, 2007
12:56 pm
7782
Good morning everyone! (Wednesday post) Let's go to page 100, last paragraph- "Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are...
Jim K.
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Nov 7, 2007
1:25 am
7783
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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Nov 8, 2007
1:06 pm
7784
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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Nov 9, 2007
1:00 pm
7785
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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Nov 12, 2007
11:01 am
7786
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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Nov 13, 2007
12:57 pm
7787
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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Nov 14, 2007
1:50 pm
7788
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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Nov 15, 2007
12:58 pm
7789
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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Nov 16, 2007
12:56 pm
7790
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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Nov 19, 2007
12:51 pm
7791
We've just completed our last cycle and it's time to start the cycle again. [No post on Thursday and Friday - Happy Thanksgiving!] Each weekday morning at or...
Jim K.
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Nov 19, 2007
12:57 pm
7792
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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Nov 20, 2007
12:39 pm
7793
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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Nov 21, 2007
12:51 pm
7794
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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Nov 26, 2007
12:25 pm
7795
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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Nov 27, 2007
12:48 pm
7796
Good morning! While we continue to study the forewords and the Doctor's Opinion, remember that we are using the 4th Edition. (The page numbering prior to...
Jim K.
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Nov 28, 2007
10:59 am
7797
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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Nov 29, 2007
12:51 pm
7798
Good Morning everyone! <Friday Post> 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...
Jim K.
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Nov 29, 2007
11:21 pm
7799
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...
Jim K.
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Dec 3, 2007
12:45 pm
7800
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...
Jim K.
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Dec 4, 2007
12:57 pm
7801
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...
Jim K.
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Dec 5, 2007
1:09 pm
7802
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 ...
Jim K.
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Dec 6, 2007
12:57 pm
7803
Good Morning all! [Friday Post] Paragraph 2 - Page 35: "Jim the car salesman" is example number 2 of alcoholic insanity. Reading through paragraph 3 on this...
Jim K.
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Dec 6, 2007
11:08 pm
7804
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: "A" which is the...
Jim K.
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Dec 10, 2007
12:49 pm
7805
Good morning everyone! ***Here's a good exercise for Chapter 4. Read through and count how many times the word "prejudice" in it's various forms appears. Also ...
Jim K.
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Dec 11, 2007
1:19 pm
7806
Good Morning Everyone! Appendix II - "The Spiritual Experience" is found on page 567. "The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many...
Jim K.
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Dec 12, 2007
2:11 am
7807
Good morning! We can gain some insight into the writing of the book through an examination of the original text (pre-publication "Multilith") in conjunction...
Jim K.
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Dec 13, 2007
12:22 pm
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