When it comes to ego defl ation, few steps are harder to take than five. Aa santa cruz county how aa works the 9th step promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. With great intelligence, men of science have been forcing nature to disclose her secrets. The promises 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. It is full of much timeless and practical wisdom and is the first standard and some would say the only standard text of a.
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 as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. The files sizes are fairly large so please allow additional. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. When a person begins their 12step journey in alcoholics anonymous, it is with the hope that their life will change for the better as a direct result. Rulespatterns worksheet promises inventory eight step worksheet motivational chart a guidance system 12 and 12 inventory aa book louis affirmation the twelve traditions inventory lovefour more ways to look at love sex and love addiction inventory expanded inventory worksheet. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation.
Holmdene 32, holden road london, greater london n12 8hu, uk. From pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Before then, i had written lots of sweet promises, but my wife happily. Campral have shown promise in treatment, particularly when coupled with.
This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online. The source for the alcoholics anonymous big book dictionary lbbd and the 12n12 dictionary and the na basic text dictionary recovery emporium. The promises chapter 6, page 8384 of the book, alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
There are, however, additional promises in the big book. But scarcely any step is more necessary to longtime sobri. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Page 83 of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, describes the promises of the twelve steps. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Following the subsequent extensive growth of twelve step programs for other addictive and dysfunctional behaviors, many additional books were written and recordings and videos were produced. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics. Promises in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Step five admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. The 12 promises of aa are presented as part of working step 9, which involves making amends. The promises are from pages 8384 of the big book and cover the promises of what will happen when we diligently work the steps of the 12 step program.
The immense resources now being harnessed promise such a quantity. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. The promises of recovery are found all through the big book. We expect that this contribution to the recovering community worldwide will continue to grow, as our online big book is a great study tool. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. 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. Step 10 promises and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol. Twelvestep guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book. We have begun to learn tolerance, patience and good will toward all men, even our enemies, for we look on the them as sick people. We would like to offer high resolution, pdf printable copies of the readings used during a meeting. At its core is the condition attached to aa promises of recovery. Aa promises alcoholics anonymous lionrock recovery. Promise in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The promises of alcoholics anonymous page 83 of the big book.
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The aa promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. The following is a list of approximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book.
Many references to god are found in the aa big book as well as in the twelve. Breaking down step one of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and woman who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. The nineth step promises big book alcoholics anonymous. The 10th step promises alcoholics anonymous district 12.
The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. Therefore, by this definition although some of the groupings here may be a stretch, here are 238 promises of the big book first step promises. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed.
Watch asl dvd version includes subtitles and audio in english. I was to know happiness, peace and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes. The promises of the aa big book the promises of the aa big book step one 1. Below are copies in various formats of the big book. The first step of anything is a beginning, so the first step of the alcoholics anonymous 12 steps is the beginning of your recovery process. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Alcoholics anonymous 2nd edition big book fair use notice this video contains ed material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyrigh. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Chapter 6 into action of the big book contains the 9th step promises which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. The promises of recovery are not just those found after step 9. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Aa big book and twelve and twelve dictionaries and na.
The aa promises pages 8384 of the big book the aa promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be. The promises on this page are from the big book of alcoholics anonymous and are reprinted with permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The 147 promises of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Our online big book is used by thousands of people all over the world, and incurs substantial bandwidth expense. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Learn about the alcoholics anonymous promises and what they mean for people working the steps of addiction recovery. I was to know happiness, peace and usefulness, in a way of life that is. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
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