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8137
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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Apr 1, 2009
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8138
Good Morning Everyone! *Appendix II - "The Spiritual Experience"* is found on page 567. "The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used...
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Apr 2, 2009
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8139
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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Apr 3, 2009
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8140
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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Apr 6, 2009
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8141
Good Morning, everyone! *Paragraph 2 on* *page 60* - original text in (parenthesis) and my editorial notes in [brackets]:* * "Our description of the alcoholic,...
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Apr 7, 2009
12:38 pm
8142
Good 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....
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Apr 8, 2009
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8143
Good morning! [Big Thanks! to Karen for pitching in while I was in California on business] We are at the bottom of page 63, last paragraph: "Next we launched...
Jim K.
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Apr 9, 2009
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8144
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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Apr 10, 2009
11:41 am
8145
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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Apr 13, 2009
12:08 pm
8146
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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Apr 14, 2009
12:17 pm
8147
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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Apr 15, 2009
1:06 pm
8148
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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Apr 16, 2009
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8149
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...
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Apr 17, 2009
12:21 pm
8150
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...
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Apr 20, 2009
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8151
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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Apr 21, 2009
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8152
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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Apr 22, 2009
3:43 pm
8153
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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Apr 23, 2009
11:55 am
8154
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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Apr 24, 2009
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8155
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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Apr 27, 2009
12:12 pm
8156
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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Apr 28, 2009
12:18 pm
8157
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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Apr 29, 2009
12:32 pm
8158
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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Apr 30, 2009
12:40 pm
8159
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 1, 2009
1:36 pm
8160
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 4, 2009
10:25 am
8161
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...
Jim K.
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May 5, 2009
10:22 am
8162
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 6, 2009
10:21 am
8163
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 7, 2009
10:28 am
8164
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 7, 2009
10:32 am
8165
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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May 8, 2009
10:35 am
8166
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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May 11, 2009
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