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. Just stop drinking, exercise some willpower, think of all you have to live for and what you have to lose. The sbbb study guide is for those in recovery from the disease of addiction who wish to work the 12 steps by the big book, alcoholics anonymous. We send you the books and some provocative study questions. Almost none of us liked the self searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.
So far, i am finding it difficult to read such long chapters within the time constraints of the meeting time, and leave enough time for discussion. Big book study is not new on page 88, the authors of the big book wrote, it works it really does. Big book of alcoholics anonymous, the chapter there is a solution. By working the 12 steps precisely as outlined in the big book of alcoholics. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Within the world of big book studies, there are some groups that.
Meetings tricounty intergroup of alcoholics anonymous. Study group guide for students mathematical sciences. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. The big book loop is a study group which has as its mission to provide an additional area of recovery and support to coes who appreciate the aabb,lovingly known as the big book. This is a series of questions i use in my big book studies. Jung describes the spiritual solution to roland hazzard what seemed at first a flimsy reed has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of god.
There exist many sets of guidelines for implementing teacher study groups, and this overview is not meant to be allinclusive. Sep 04, 2016 this week, we read there is a solution and appendix ii, spiritual experience. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous. We have found that the study and practice of the 12 steps through the big book of alcoholics. Chapter 2 there is a solution page 27 when we get to aa we are usually restless, irritable and discontented.
There is a solution 19 tions we have found most effective. This is a study guide to the book alcoholics anonymous. Are you afraid to upset someone for fear it will set off a drinking bout. But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. There is a solution from the joe and charlie big book study. One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our. So, to all the present and past members of this group goes thanks for their interest and participation. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home. Reading guide for there is a solution amethyst recovery center. Reading guide for there is a solution amethyst recovery.
They dont constitute any sort of official method for studying the literature theyre just. In a professional book study, teachers examine instructional techniques with the. Alcoholics anonymous there is a solution aa homegroup, lansing, michigan. We are not affiliated with any twelve step fellowship. There are no authorities in aa and even self appointed teachers, have feet of clay. After such an ap proach many take up their beds and walk again. Popular problem solution books goodreads share book. Just ignore the references for use in larger groups of 812 people.
In olsen hall, the lobbies in the middle of floors 2 through 5 are large enough for a meeting. This is a self study group, notes and questions are kept on a document and answered by ven. Alcoholics anonymous there is a solution aa homegroup. The sole purpose of this workshop is to study and experience the steps as they are laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Joe and charlie aa speakers there is a solution from the joe and. It begins after we see others who have recovered, long for what they have, and decide that there is no harm in giving up our pride and utilizing some of the tools that have worked for them. There is a solution big book study back to meetings. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. As long a one member of your study group is a major in a department, it should be appropriate for the whole group to use the lounge for meetings. These comments were commonplace when the big book was written in 1939 and are still heard today. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous.
Now, we turn our eyes toward there is a solution, the story in which the big book begins to truly shine in its depiction of alcoholism and its many, many dangers. Our very lives, as exproblem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others, and how we may help meet their needs. The primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988. We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives. There is a solution but how can joining together with a gorup of people who are as sick as i am be of any help to me. The purpose is to bring people together to collaborate using the latest research as a springboard for teachers to benefit and improve the teaching of writing. The group reconstitutes itself each quarter and is composed of new participants and several returning members, some of whom have been in this study group together for many years. Its purpose is to stimulate interest in the daily appreciation of a. It is dedicated to those who want recovery from alcoholism, but have difficulty with the word god.
If we want to stay sober, we need to find a new way to live. Rather, what follows are some brief guidelines for setting up a study group and a set of suggested questions for each part of the book as well as for each chapter. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Our group has elected to use the big book of alcoholics anonymous. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states. Big book step study workshop all addictions step study. Exploring exciting spiritual topics with others who have the same interests. There is a solution contains numerous important revelations, illustrating one of them with a story pertaining to one of aas early members. The pills anonymous fellowship has created an exellent basic text book that addresses the disease of addiction to prescription drugs and the 12 step solution to recover. Feb 05, 2009 this is an all addictions big book step study workshop. We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. Nov, 2003 there is a solution from page 25 in the big book if you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no middleoftheroad solution. The big book loop is a study group which has as its mission to provide an additional area of recovery and support to coes who appreciate the aabb, lovingly known as the big book. We will also read current buddhists articles and share during this trying time.
Others believe that there are certain red lights that one must be abstinent from and that. Book study groups are formed to open up opportunities for books to be read and discussed by teachers with writing project teacher consultants as leaders. Each step has its own chapter with an essay, personal stories from pill addicts, and a series of questions to assist the reader in working the steps to recover. Compulsive eating is an illness but there is a solution. The big book study movement is outside of the structure of. If you are dying from alcoholism and need a real solution that will in turn bring joy and.
There is a solution 21 him physically and mentally. Book study there is a solution 21 by the big book study. The big book study movement is outside of the structure of alcoholics. Looking at it from the perspective of a normal drinker, the solution seems simple. So we let god discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined. No group or individual should deem themselves an authority on howto. Incoming group on 4th and 5th saturday of the month. There are two types of book study groups commonly found in schools.
By working the 12 steps precisely as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, we have found a way to live sober from our compulsive eating with a happiness and freedom. We also must give thanks to a great lady, londa, who took time from her job and family to correct some errors that were made by the alcoholics. There may be a social aspect to the spiritual remedy, but there is a solution also outlines a very personal one. These groups study and practice the experience and knowledge outlined in the text book, alcoholics anonymous as of august 2015. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. None of us makes a sole vocation of this work, nor do we think its effectiveness would be increased if we did. Alcoholics anonymous there is a solution aa homegroup home. Jul 02, 2018 find meetings with the meeting finder app.
There are many page references to help each person working the steps to easily refer back to aas major text. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and. Past authors include peter koestenbaum, roger walsh, robert. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. The big book comes alive group is a study group, designed to learn and carry the message printed in the text, alcoholics anonymous, therefore this is a meeting about a solution. This is by no means an exhaustive list of meeting types, but it does give a general. But we must also learn to correct our own spiritual outlook through the.
This study material sticks closely to aas big book, alcoholics anonymous. Click here or on the word document to view or save. Aa big book ch2 there is a solution 4th edition duration. Deepening understanding of simple yet profound truths that can change lives. Big book of alcoholics anonymous, the chapter there is a. There is a solution big book study aa meeting schedules. We come in filled with shame, fear, guilt and remorse.