Good morning all! 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 the...
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Aug 5, 2008 12:57 pm
Good Morning all! Paragraph 2 - Page 35: "Jim the car salesman" is example number 2 of alcoholic insanity. Reading through paragraph 3 on this page: "We told...
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Jim K.
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Aug 6, 2008 11:58 am
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 7, 2008 10:00 am
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 ...
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Jim K.
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Aug 8, 2008 12:34 pm
Good Morning Everyone! Appendix II - "The Spiritual Experience" is found on page 567. "The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many...
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Jim K.
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Aug 11, 2008 12:08 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 12, 2008 12:10 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 ...
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Jim K.
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Aug 13, 2008 12:32 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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Jim K.
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Aug 14, 2008 12:07 pm
'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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 15, 2008 12:18 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 18, 2008 12:13 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 19, 2008 11:58 am
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 20, 2008 12:14 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 21, 2008 12:28 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 22, 2008 12:47 pm
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 - ...
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Jim K.
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Aug 25, 2008 12:04 pm
Welcome back everyone! 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 purpose is: "Our...
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Jim K.
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Aug 26, 2008 12:59 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 27, 2008 12:12 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 28, 2008 12:26 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Aug 29, 2008 3:10 am
Note: Due to Labor Day on Monday our next post will be on Tuesday 9/2. Good morning everyone! We're at Page 86, paragraph 2: "On awakening let us think about...
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Jim K.
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Sep 2, 2008 11:46 am
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,...
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Jim K.
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Sep 3, 2008 12:00 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....
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Jim K.
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Sep 4, 2008 10:32 am
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...
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Jim K.
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Sep 5, 2008 1:03 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...
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Jim K.
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Sep 8, 2008 12:14 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 ...
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Jim K.
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Sep 9, 2008 12:06 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...
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Jim K.
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Sep 10, 2008 12:14 pm
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...
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Jim K.
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Sep 11, 2008 12:23 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 have learned much...
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Jim K.
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Sep 12, 2008 12:16 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 - 293 Central Park West...
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Jim K.
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Sep 15, 2008 12:04 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...
