Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at a time in recovery with alcoholics anonymous book. Alcoholics anonymous aa helps recovering alcoholics work through 12 steps to aid with sobriety. Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all. First, alcoholics anonymous does not demand that you believe anything. Included is all material from inside the front cover through page 164, plus appendices i traditions and ii spiritual experience. Chris raymer, aa big book, ca speaker, talk about carrying the message to the addict that still suffers hear renowned addiction speaker, mark houston from texas, a recovered alcoholicaddict, speak on 12 step spirituality living in the spirit. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. This, the newcomer thinks, is just about the last straw. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. Second, to get sober and to stay sober, you dont have to swallow all of step two right now.
As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. This is a study guide to the book alcoholics anonymous. Joe and charlie aa big book study series 33 tapes, 1520. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Breaking down step two of aa alcoholics anonymous jason wahler. Short but indepth look within the big book, highlighting the major points simply. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aa s 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Step three is defined as to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Apr 08, 2020 alcoholics anonymous aa helps recovering alcoholics work through 12 steps to aid with sobriety. If youre having a hard time staying away from alcohol, aa can help. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only.
Aa books, aa literature, and aa pamphlets are just a few of the many items available for aa groups. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. Our spiritual advisors have found that this prayer seems to have a profound affect when used while taking someone through steps 1 and 2 out of the big book. Twelve steps and twelve traditions the world famous eye opener. There are, however, additional promises in the big book. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Get information about alcoholics anonymous step 2, which states, we came to be aware that a. It asserts that a lifetime of recovery can only be achieved by making the decision to turn over your will to a higher being. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship. Step two of aa in our lives i have come to believe that by being in the fellowship of aa, with the aid of the 12 steps, that i can walk through the painful times in recovery knowing that an end is near, this too shall pass and there is always light at the end of darkness, as i stay clean and continue to work the steps. Where are the steps outlinedlaid out in the big book.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The big book lays out the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous and includes personal stories of those who found recovery in the program. It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective spiritual structure can be built. The 12 steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction referred to in chapter 2, of the book, alcoholics anonymous, titled there is a solution. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Your word is shown within the context of the sentence s in which it is used. Especially, as that word gets used by individuals who embrace traditional religious concepts of what it means to them. It is the first text written about the experiences of the founders of the a.
Want jason wahler inperson for your next gathering. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. The 12 steps are suggested guides for recovery from. It is dedicated to those who want recovery from alcoholism, but have difficulty with the word god.
Big book overview alcoholics anonymous or the big book as it is commonly called was first published in 1939 and was subtitled the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. In the big book, as the text alcoholics anonymous is known, we read the written words of the first 100 men and women of aa as they were put in the way of a spiritual awakening. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Contents page 1 stepbystep guide for sponsors contents purpose and use of this guide 5 before getting started on the steps 11.
This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. In 2003 it is estimated that over two million have recovered through a. Here he shares insights into step two of aa, alcoholics anonymous 12 steps. The process includes believing in a power greater than yourself, admitting past mistakes, making amends to people you have harmed through alcoholism and continuing to focus on spiritual growth. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented. Appendix of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. To his consternation, he found himself drunk half a dozen times in rapid succession.
I can begin to have an experience with this awesome power that keeps me sober, gives me a new life and reveals more and more truth as i become more teachable and place more reliance on god than self. You may reproduce materials of the big book bunch, provided. Some of the worksheets displayed are first step work, step 1 work, step one, resentment inventory prompt, 2nd step and 3rd work, twelve steps, aas 12 steps including powerful, a twelve step workbook. Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. The second step tells me i cannot do recovery alone. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category aa step 1. This step requires you to have a spiritual awakening that came as a result of completing the previous 11 steps of aa, carry the message of aa to other addicts, and practice the principles of aa in all of your daily affairs. Being all powerful, he provided what we needed, if we kept close to him and performed his work well.
Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Many recovering alcoholics work the 12 steps with a sponsor. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. Of the twelve steps, step three can be best referred to as the process of surrender. But the program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic.
Step 2 focuses on preparing alcoholics to let go of their need for control over everything in their lives by introducing the concept of a higher power. The book alcoholics anonymous, aka the big book, is the basic text for the aa program of sobriety. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Breaking down step two of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Feel free to adapt or modify the bracketed words as needed. There is no one set way that the founders and pioneers worked the steps. Mar 30, 2020 aa step 12 is the last step of the alcoholics anonymous program. Jul 21, 2017 aa recovered alcoholics anonymous aa11 23,597 views 14. Most of us think this awareness of a power greater than ourselves is the essence of spiritual experience. Miracles in progress 12 step recovery forums alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous big book pg. Step 2 focuses on preparing alcoholics to let go of their need for control over everything in their. Big book page 35, line 27 it is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable.
To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Steps by the big book step 2 steps by the big book. My sponsor asked me to read page 62 63 in the aa big book. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. I love all of the 12 steps of aa, but step two is the one that gives us hope. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Aa recovered alcoholics anonymous aa11 23,597 views 14. Big book of aa step 2 understand and complete one step at. The 12 steps are referred to in the big book, on page 58, where it is written, rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed out path.
Mar 10, 2006 miracles in progress 12 step recovery forums alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous big book pg. Looking back, i fi nd that i took it piecemeal myself. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous. For example,where is step one, step two, three found in the big book of aa. When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. George b was a practicing dentist for 47 years and is now a graduate student in a masters degree program for addiction counseling. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. With a feature packed big book reader, search tool, sobriety calculator, notes, aa contacts database and more, the 12 steps aa companion experience is unmatched. Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube.
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