The twelve steps of debtors anonymous our study group meets, at the main table, on the 2nd and 4th thursday of the month during the regular meeting the following conferenceapproved literature is the source of the recovery materials used. Ready set go is for aca members to become acquainted with the aca. As i worked through all the steps, i became more conscious of this power, myself and you. He often uses a term the work in reference to the actions which the 12 steps require. Not only is a spiritual experience possible, it is a guarantee, provided you keep an open mind and take the steps as described in the big book. Some of us may immediately begin working through the steps again with the perspective that weve gained from our journey thus far. The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book and to practice the steps. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. Everything in the book comes from aa through its members, meetings. I have no experience with na, but i believe they have a workbook for step. Working 12 steps as an al anon with the big book of aa. A timeline for working the 12 steps the discovery house. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group.
Serenity prayer big book third step prayer and seventh step prayer the spot check inventory think mini 4th step allows you to quickly get rid of resentments when on the go and you can later add more detail via your computer because all data is encrypted and securely synced to the cloud using the same security as banks. The second step tells me i cannot do recovery alone. Working 12 steps as an al anon with the big book of aa step 4 part 2 jerry goble. Every week well dig deep in to what that step means to us, how we came to encounter that step and how we are applying it right now. Our origins are the students of the big book group.
Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours big book sponsorship. Working in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Myspiritualtoolkit 12 step aa app for alcoholics apps. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with someone in a way similar to what dr bob, clarence s or bill wilson would have done.
Steps 10 thru 12 the maintenance steps the miracle of the twelve step process. A 7 cd set this 2004 presentation covers the first 164 pages in a very active sense. This was a clear demonstration of this power working through others to help me stay sober although i did not recognize it at the time. Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook. The sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12step course using the idiots guide. For this workshop to work we need to take a look at what alcoholics anonymous is and what the 12 steps are for and why we need to take the steps before we can start working the 12 steps. To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. To view this article on a mobile device go to the miracle of the twelve step process. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include.
Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. Breaking down step eight of aa alcoholics anonymous. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol and drugs and other addictions who wish to study the 12 steps of alcoholics. First, the 12 steps are where you will find healing, freedom, and serenity. I came to understand the intrinsic connection between us all. Others wait for a time or concentrate on certain aspects of the steps. The big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba meeting. We help by providing online discussion, meetings, chat, forums and resources aimed around working the 12 steps. This is 4th step sex inventory is designed for newcomers or anyone who wishes to do a forth step out of the big book. 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. Pray for help with the assets and shortcomings you found in your 4 th and 10 th step work. Taking your sponsee through the 12steps recovery coach.
Known as the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the publication not only changed the conversation about alcoholism, but also catapulted the twelve step model of recovery into the public. In a friendly, focused group of sponsors, sponsees, and others in recovery, we study and practice the 12 steps as they were originally described in the text, alcoholics anonymous. Welcome to ready set go adult children of alcoholics. Welcome to ready set go ready set go meetings are closed aca meetings for taking the aca 12 steps over a 4 week period. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps written by a. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery.
Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. The suggestions in twelve step sponsorship did not originate with me. This is not a scholarly look at the big book its an interpretation of a plan of action for. This book has all twelve steps of recovery in alcoholics anonymous. By the way, you start moving toward these right column ideals after you work all 12 steps. The 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous have proven to be an effective therapy in achieving personal, physical, mental and emotional sobriety if taken as directed, and then continued as a design for living that works. Gives historical background that supports the article three views of recovery. Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous hazelden betty ford. In the big bookthe central text of aa that outlines the programthe 12 steps are defined as a set of principles, spiritual in nature, when practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol and drugs and other addictions who wish to study the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa as part of a friendly, focused group, and work them according to the big book, alcoholics anonymous. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. Once taken, all the steps should be worked more thoroughly, forever. Big book sponsorship guide 3 you are going to become a sponsor.
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. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. That being said, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Its even written in what 12steppers call the big book. Working 12 steps as an alanon using big book of aa with alice g step 1 duration. The narcotics anonymous step working guides unfamiliar, we should feel free to make use of a dictionary. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. Every sponsor has a slightly different way of taking another woman through the steps.
Alcoholics anonymous learn about the 12 steps of aa. 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. Read about what the alcoholics anonymous big book is and learn about the details of the 12step program. Ultimately, you will find yourself experiencing a spiritual awakening as a result of working the steps. Time line of 12 step history articles describing the invention and development of the 12 steps from the oxford group to the modern recovery movement. Often people never stop working the steps but they just become ingrained in their everyday life. Through our own experience of working with others, many hopeless, suffering addicts lack the necessary power and time to keep coming back to meetings and somehow get sober or. In the aa big book it talks about the daily maintenance of our spiritual. These guides are meant to be used by na members at any stage of recovery, whether its our first time through the steps or weve been living with the steps as our guiding force for many years. Alcoholics anonymous the big book fourth edition the 12 steps and 12 traditions of alcoholics anonymous. The only exception to the big book s instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future. Points out alot of things about the big book and working the steps. 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.
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we. The twelve step program big book guide big book sponsorship. Understand and complete the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. It also explains how to help a sponsee work each of the twelve steps. If you found my guides containing each separate step helpful, heres all 12 in one book. The session material is drawn from the big book, and aa literature, such as.
Steps 10 thru 12 the maintenance steps steps 10 through 12 are known as the maintenance steps. Some go through the big book of aa, page by page, others prefer a quick step method. Online aa meetings and 12 step chat meetings 12 step online. Theres a level of honesty in working the 12 steps that some members of aa exalt in, because of the freedom it brings. I ask them to read a chapter a week and well meet weekly to discuss each chapter. Formats in which the twelve steps and twelve traditions can be read. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book it takes only 4 hours to learn the 12 steps and a lifetime to practice them. Learn the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous, the purpose of the steps, where they originated, pros and cons as well as alternatives to a 12 step program. 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.
For them newcomers, we hope these pages will prove so. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Sample pages from the working manuscript of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Joe hawk the work 7 cd set of talks about working the 12. The reason one of our slogans is happy, joyous and free. How to work the 12 steps of aa with your sponsee sober.
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