An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Morning step work check morning readings from the big book. These two items cannot be downloaded and must be purchased separately. Morning readings from the big book on awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Our steps by the big book group sessions are not official aa meetings.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Big book of alcoholics anonymous big book awakening workbook. This twelve step workbook guide substitutes terms and phrases related to alcoholism to include any actingout or obsessivecompulsive addiction patterns such as, drugs and all mind altering. Step twelve having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. In the third step of aas recovery process, you ask a power greater than yourself for honesty, courage and willingness to work on each step of your recovery.
One difference is that the big book prayer includes. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. To download the most current versions of these worksheets, go to. Every process and suggestion in this workbook is optional.
Step work downloads bba formats written testimonies. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth. There is often fellowship time before andor after the meeting where people can gather with coffee and conversation. Part one als 40 day serendipity journey al kohallek begins his most ambitious undertaking part one covers the first nine steps using the first 164 pages of the big book alcoholics anonymous and the steps form the book 12 steps and 12 traditions. Here we turn outward toward our fellow alcoholics who are still in distress. Read and highlight pages 58 to 63 in the big book in preparation for step three decision. As noted in the big book, the wording of the step 3 prayer is optional. This is 4th step fears inventory is designed for newcomers or anyone who wishes to do a forth step out of the big book. Step twelve 106 having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions refp. Sample section of the big book awakening 12 step guide book this book is not written.
Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 12 2006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. Working the steps does indeed deliver a spiritual awakening. I have just started to work the 12 steps with a bba guideworkbook, idiots guide and a. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps this spiritual awakening, this gift, is the first of our three primary goals of this workbook. I have just started to work the 12 steps with a bba guide workbook, idiots guide and a. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard back book big book awakening workbook can be ordered at. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. This workbook is filled with explanations of words and phrases in the big book, referenced so. Opinions will be politely listened to and considered last. Carry the message into donovan correctional facility. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps.
The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. Nov 04, 20 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. Your group please be aware that everything in this workbook comes from our experience, strength, and hope. Twelve step workshop herbk 2017 updated 12122016 assignment 8 step two. Alcoholics anonymous big book awakening 12 step workbook. Here are the steps we took by clarence snyder big book. Then, read your marked big book alone, without the workbook. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985.
Questions and answers from the alcoholics anonymous big book. Your willingness to approach god or your higher power. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we. Great workbook for anyone in aa recovery that wants an in depth look at the big book and the 12 steps. We are all sad to have lost him, however the world was made a better place, for having had him. Big book sponsorship guide 3 you are going to become a sponsor. Your answers will help you clarify those strange terms, powerlessness and.
Alcoholism12 step support big book awakening i have just gotten involved in some bba meetings and am interested to hear others experience with bba, whether it be in meetings, workshops, working the steps, etc. Alcoholism 12 step support big book awakening i have just gotten involved in some bba meetings and am interested to hear others experience with bba, whether it be in meetings, workshops, working the steps, etc. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. Alcoholics anonymous big book awakening 12 step workbook a. For more information please read dear recovery community. Reread and highlight chapter 4 in the big book, in a different color.
Big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. This time highlight and mark the phrases that you can embrace, especially looking at. Big book of alcoholics anonymous big book awakening. Stepwork downloads you will need the following 4 things to get started. Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. The admission of your exact wrongs in the fifth step is part of the spiritual awakening that is the basis of aas twelve steps. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. A spiritual awakening is the result of working, doing, and living, all of the 12 steps. Love 2nd spiritual gift one of the most common human needs is love.
Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. The big book basic training kit includes the 10 inch tablet with the bbbt 10 hour video series installed, the bbbt workbook, hbs800 wireless headset, 24. This time highlight and mark the phrases that you can embrace, especially looking at the synonyms, for. Big book awakening steps 1 2 3 question guide questions and answer guide for steps 1 3 these are compiled questions of the statements out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, that we turned into questions.
We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our. The new sponsorship guide is your syllabus throughout your 12 step course that goes in conjunction with the current 12 3 questionnaire. However, as noted in the big book, this decision has little effect unless you, at once, start on your written step 4 inventory. On the next page is a modified 3rd step prayer which i recommend. Having been granted a perfect release from alcoholism, why then shouldnt we be able to achieve by the same means a perfect release from every other difficulty or defect. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. Great workbook for anyone in aa recovery that wants an in depth look at the. As we read in the preface to the fourth edition of the big book. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future. Morning step work check morning readings from the big. The heroheroines journey new three spiritual gifts on five pathways with ten mission elements.
Big book awakening to be able to twelfth step ourselves and. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth edition big book book. This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but as a companion for the ideas and directions presented there. This outlines where each step is found in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Resentment, columns 14, fear, sex, and sexual ideal. There is no message unless you have done the first 9 steps and are living the last three. Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose group. George b was a practicing dentist for 47 years and is now a graduate student in a masters degree program for addiction counseling. Step workbook with questions and prompts, space for gratitude list.