I am always amused how often alcoholics, frequently sober for many years, are unaware of the actual title of the book they are living their life in accordance with. Aa meetings, na meetings, rogers, mn and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics.
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The big book says we are all friends sharing our experience strength and hope and there are clear responsibilities outlined on page 97 for being a friend in aa. Page 45, alcoholics anonymous, 1st edition please note the singular form of the word. The story on page 123 is the one that most closely matches the story in the book. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
Aa meetings, na meetings, coon rapids, mn and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. From pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. Pity in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12 traditions. These are posted as an aid to the blind, those who have difficulty reading or who are remote from meetings either in prison or in hard to reach places. The big book speaks of 25 years of sobriety and the other states he had 5 years sober. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book. Show him you have confidence in his power to stop or moderate. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. The big discrepancy in the story is the amount of sobriety this man had full text below. New stories have been added to the personal histories.
When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks too much. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life. Mar 18, 2012 from page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
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