The following are some one hundred and twenty five promises from the first 164 pages of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, reprinted with permission. The big book is alcoholics anonymouss primary text. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The nineth step promises big book alcoholics anonymous. The purpose of this promises inventory is much like the growth questionnaire that is to help determine how much change andor growth you have experienced since coming into the program. We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. From pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book of alcoholics anonymous includes 12 promises of sobriety that we begin to believe and intuitively understand more clearly if. 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.
Promise in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. There exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful. They begin to come true after taking the seventh step giving away your inventory and asking your higher power to rid you of your personal defects of character. The big book of alcoholics anonymous includes 12 promises of sobriety that we begin to believe and intuitively understand more clearly if following the program. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no. The aa promises are found on pages 8384 of chapter 6, into action in alcoholics anonymous, also known as the big book written by bill. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. In the introduction to the big book, william duncan silkworth, m. The promises of aas big book hazelden betty ford foundation. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway. 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. Zoom meetings laurel recovery 368 main street laurel. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. 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. The promises are an aspect of step nine, which involves making amends.
Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Meetings can be found on page 8384, of the big book, alcoholics anonymous. The whole point of recovery, is to not only regain the self that was lost to addiction, but to redefine yourself and the kind of life you are leading. In their minds, when reading these promises, many oa members substitute the words alcohol liquor and alcoholic with the words food and compulsive eater, but in respect for the wishes of alcoholics anonymous, we repost these words verbatim from the big book. The ninth step promises can be found through pages 8384 in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. The 12 promises of aa begin on page 83 of the fourth edition of the big book. Chapter 6 into action of the big book contains the 9th step promises which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. 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.
Big book, as it is commonly called, is the first text written about the experiences of the founders of the a. They detail the impact that making amends will have on the person in recovery from alcoholism. At some point in our sobriety, we begin to believe in the promises of sobriety laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The promises from the big book, if we carefully follow directions we have begun to experience the flow of the spirit, we have ceased fighting anything and anyone even alcohol, if we are painstaking about this phase of our development. The 9th step promises of alcoholics anonymous wayside house. Were open, taking patients and expanding virtual services. The promises of recovery are found all through the big book. The 147 promises of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
The book alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known by members as the big book, is the textbook for the original 12step recovery program now known by the same name. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. The original alcoholics anonymous big book manuscript. The archway to freedom is complete after finishing the fifth step.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The aa promises are found in the chapter titled into action of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to. It originated the twelvestep program now used widely among addictions outside alcohol. The big book the 12 promises 10th april 2016 by admin leave a comment first published in 1939 and subtitled the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, the alcoholics anonymous a. I was to know happiness, peace and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes. The promises of alcoholics anonymous extract from page 83 of alcoholics anonymous chapter 6 if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed. The following is a list of approximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. There is no formal the promises that the writers of the book have laid out for us.
Promises in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. There are, however, additional promises in the big book. If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. 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 big book promises all of them, so far friends of bill w. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. There are, however, additional promises in the big. Alcoholics anonymous is a 12step program that, if worked thoroughly and honestly, will be a significant asset toward your recovery. The power of promises in big book alcoholics anonymous. 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. Sober cast an unofficial alcoholics anonymous podcast aa big. How the big book was written texas 1954 apr 18, 2020 aa speakers 1950s talks, alcoholics anonymous, best of bill w pat p. Throughout the big book of alcoholics anonymous, bill w.
The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics. Promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Some aa groups take inventory by examining the twelve traditions, one at a time, to determine how well they are living up to these principles. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and woman who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. The promises of alcoholics anonymous page 83 of the big book. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. Aa promises alcoholics anonymous lionrock recovery. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear. The big book of alcoholics anonymous verywell mind. The promises of aa in big book image collections book. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
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