We go to meetings to learn about the steps, we find ourselves a sponsor. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. Thus blinded by prideful selfconfi dence, we were apt to play the big shot. There exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful. Step ten is for daily inventory and to stay current on new issues.
A daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. You will comprehend the word serenity and know peace 4. To emphasise the point that we must keep doing this the book says. Alcoholics anonymous 10 step promises your spiritual condition p84, 85 aa and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol.
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. Much like the ninth step promises, the tenth step promises are a section of the big book where recovering. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. Learn about the alcoholics anonymous promises and what they mean for people working the steps of addiction recovery. You may find the complete text on the official web site of alcoholics anonymous on this page you can discover what this book tells about. The big book promises all of them, so far friends of bill w.
Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. The original alcoholics anonymous big book manuscript promises. Some of the promises are inferred from the experiences of the first 100 men and women who recovered from alcoholism. The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution.
As the nations leading nonprofit provider of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults and youth, the foundation has 17 locations nationwide and collaborates with an expansive network throughout health care. Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us. Taking this book down from our shelf we turn to the page which contains the twelve steps. Alcoholics anonymous is a 12step program that, if worked thoroughly and honestly, will be a significant asset toward your recovery. This state is described on pages 8485 tenth step promises, and we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. Promises of alcohol vs aa letting go acceptance was the answer the doctors opinion the 6 original steps in bill ws handwriting principles of the 12step recovery process recovery process the 12 steps with the promises 12 steps of insanity big book goals step 1 emotional sobriety step 2 proposition exercise step 2. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Promise in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. I mainly focus on the 3rd step, 9th and 10th step when working with. Chapter 6 into action of the big book contains the 9th step promises which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. Jennifer a on experience the big book aa meetings available online.
That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. A big book checklist of promises what step are you on. First written in 1939, the 4th edition was published in 2001. 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. Steps by the big book step 10 steps by the big book. The 147 promises of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The tenth step of alcoholics anonymous is a natural progression from step 9, where you make amends. The big book of alcoholics anonymous includes 12 promises of sobriety that we. Is it clear that god can and will relieve my compulsive overeating if i seek god. Saturday experience the big book aa big book study. 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. Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. The promises of aas big book hazelden betty ford foundation.
In this method of keeping an inventory every day, we ask ourselves questions. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. The big book 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. You will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it 3. 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. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our. Big book of alcoholics anonymous 11th step meditation. Is it clear that no human power can relieve my compulsive overeating. And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. Much like the ninth step promises, the tenth step promises are a section of the big book where recovering alcoholics are promised peace and recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
It is full of much timeless and practical wisdom and is the first standard and some would say the only standard text of a. Essentially, accomplishing step 10 means youve worked hard to be the person you want to be. The nineth step promises big book alcoholics anonymous. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
The 10th step promises recovery from a hopeless state. There is a reason the 10th step promises are not in the beginning of. This linked document that you can print out can help with step 10 and 11. Reprinted from the big book of alcoholics anonymous with permission of a. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. 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 hazelden betty ford foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
Mike on experience the big book aa meetings available online. With the little book of big promises, peggy rometo, one of the most genuine, authentic, and caring people i know, gives us the key to unlock a treasure chest of tools to transform our pain into healing, make peace with adversity, and open the door to our true potential. The 10th step promises alcoholics anonymous district 12. It turns out they are not passivenot the wish and go steps as id treated them before. There are, however, additional promises in the big. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. The ninth step promises can be found through pages 8384 in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The tenth step promises are available for everyone who works for them. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. I think the word key appears only 3 times in the big books first 164. Step 3 3rd step promises when we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. The 9th step promises of alcoholics anonymous wayside house. This is the blue print of the 12 step recovery programs. We thank god from the bottom of our heart that we know him better.
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. Step 10 10th step promises and we have ceased fighting anything or. It is seldom wise to approach an individual, who still smarts from our injustice to him, and announce that. Is it clear to me that i am a compulsive overeater and cannot manage my own life.
Aa promises alcoholics anonymous lionrock recovery. The 10 th step inventory can be done using your 4 th step inventory, a journal, a balance sheet, or it can be done right out of the big book pg 8485. When temporary good fortune came our way, we indulged ourselves in fantasies of still greater victories over people and circumstances. 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. 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. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The following attachment has all the prayers in the big book prior to the stories section. I attended that great big book step study a few weeks ago and learned a new way to work steps six and seven. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and woman who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Step 10 helps you to keep your commitment to better behavior by serving as a motivator to act in a manner that doesnt require you to owe any apologies. No matter how far down the scale you have gone, you will see how your experience can benefit others 5. Step 10 promises and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol.