The tolerance written of in the big book entitled alcoholics anonymous is not a begrudging putting up with. To share their method, wilson and other members wrote the initiallytitled book, alcoholics anonymous. As noted in the big book, alcoholics anonymous, love and tolerance of others is our code. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book.
Suggested topics for aa discussion meetings september, 2011. Like the main thing is that he be willing to believe in a power greater than himself and that he live by spiritual principles. Prayers from the big book of alcoholics anonymous big book. Aa cleveland district office aa unity and service akron intergroup alcoholics anonymous world services canada charles l. World services georgia aa big book online grapevine. With the attitude of caring love, peace, patience, and tolerance ideas promoting the greatest good arise to the surface of our consciousness into clear light ready to benefit all creation patience and toleranceaccepting differences remaining peaceful recognizing that each of us has the right to determine our reality caring lovebeing supportive. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa.
When these crop up, we ask god at once to remove them. The little red book makes frequent reference to basic matter in alcoholics anonymous, third edition. Big book concordance bookmark alcoholics anonymous. Jan 08, 2017 aa speaker bob d and aa speaker ralph w session 9 of 11 doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. When a person offended we said to ourselves, this is a sick man. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, written by the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. Steps, traditions, the big book and any other thing they wish and they can even start groups and form a fellowship. The differences are clear to those who have experienced both phases in.
The story of how more than one hundred men have recovered from alcoholism, from which aa drew its name. In only a few instances has there been a lack of patience and tolerance. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the. And we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. Alcoholics anonymous quotes by alcoholics anonymous. 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 anonymous. This is why we have such a large and engaged following. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We asked god to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. Alcoholics anonymous quotes author of alcoholics anonymous. Maybe we put aa to work for ourselves and we stop drinking.
Woods chicago area service office chip coffee cup emmet fox family grapevine. 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. Joe and charlie aa speakers there is a solution from the joe and charlie big book study. Big book could we then foresee that troublesome people were to become our principal teachers of patience and tolerance. Tolerance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and. Aa tells us and personal experience confirms that not drinking is not enough. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Excerpts, reprinted from the big book, alcoholics anonymous, with permission of. Safety, however, is important to the functioning of the group. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
Atlanta central office of alcoholics anonymous 270 peachtree street nw, suite 1060. Tolerant in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. 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. Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves, were sick too. Excerpts, reprinted from the big book, alcoholics anonymous, with permission of a. For example, i see my sponsor regularly share a kind word with people new to the rooms regardless of how beat up, raw or coarse they may be. It is hoped that our common suffering as alcoholics and our common solution in aa would transcend most issues and curtail negative behaviors. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. Aa never opened the gates of heaven to let me in, aa did open the gates of hell to let me out 182. 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.
As the only legitimate source of the big book online, aa has graciously allowed attributed access. Love and tolerance start with loving yourself, loving other people, and accepting a person as he or she is. This is a link to the complete 4 th edition of the aa bigbook online. An alphabetical list of the important words present in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Informally known as the big book with its first 164 pages virtually unchanged.
May 15, 2012 love and tolerance of others is our code. One big tent is available at the grapevine online store you can also find it as a kindle at all of the amazon sites, including amazon usa and you should go down to your nearest aa central office and make sure one big tent can be purchased there and is available for all aa groups that want to have copies on their literature tables. We find the answer and then we begin to find a few other things. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. Alcoholics anonymous acoa adult children of alcoholics alanon. Perhaps they created the impression that he is to be wrapped in cotton wool and placed on a pedestal. How do i learn to balance love, tolerance of others and unselfishness with everything else. One of the best alcoholics anonymous speakers i have ever heard, earl h. Love and tolerance area 64 assembly of alcoholics anonymous. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Aa speaker bob d and aa speaker ralph w session 9 of 11 doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. Being sober versus being in recovery psychology today. This website is not endorsed or approved by the general services office of alcoholics anonymous. The big book, alcoholics anonymous some groups discuss one chapter from the big book each week. We families of alcoholics anonymous keep few skeletons in the closet. Below are copies in various formats of the big book. Pg 67 resentment we asked god to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. We hope the little red book opens new avenues of thought and helps the aa member arrive at his or her successful interpretation of the program. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. One of the toughest things that a newcomer has to face in aa is the sad fact that being human, we do not always extend the practice of tolerance to those who are intolerant.
May 11, 2006 with the attitude of caring love, peace, patience, and tolerance ideas promoting the greatest good arise to the surface of our consciousness into clear light ready to benefit all creation patience and toleranceaccepting differences remaining peaceful recognizing that each of us has the right to determine our reality caring lovebeing supportive. Jan 03, 2018 alcoholics anonymous speakers aa speakers. Tolerance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We have begun to learn tolerance, patience, and good will toward all men, even our enemies, for we look on them as sick people.
This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Oct 23, 2014 for example, i see my sponsor regularly share a kind word with people new to the rooms regardless of how beat up, raw or coarse they may be. The site is no longer maintained, but you can access it here. Patience and tolerance personal spiritual experience and spiritual awakening. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. There is an important distinction between being sober and being in recovery. Step 4 of the big book groups kindness with three of these virtues. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help.
All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented, as well as many political, economic, social, and reli. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Love and tolerance allow you to understand you can love someone without having to like everything about them. There is comfort in knowing you arent alone, that what youre feeling isnt unusual, and that there is a solution.
Alcoholics anonymous big books abookman, a book man. The big book, the twelve steps and the twelve traditions. And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Cultivating tolerance alcoholics anonymous cleveland. Aa speaker bob d and ralph w big book study tolerance. Give me that over the person who can point out that love and tolerance is our code, is found in the third paragraph on page eightyfour of the big book any day. And we, who have imposed on the best of employers, can scarcely blame them if they have been short with us. According to random house dictionary, tolerance is 1.
Our women folk have suggested certain attitudes a wife may take with the husband who is recovering. I didnt connect with the big book of alcoholics anonymous until over a year into my sobriety. Sep 30, 2008 alcoholics anonymous big book original edition perfect paperback september 30, 2008. I have found that the process of discovering who i really am begins with knowing who i really dont want to be. Sep 23, 2018 one big tent is available at the grapevine online store you can also find it as a kindle at all of the amazon sites, including amazon usa and you should go down to your nearest aa central office and make sure one big tent can be purchased there and is available for all aa groups that want to have copies on their literature tables. If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. Tolerance, patience and good will we have begun to learn tolerance, patience and good will toward all men, even our enemies, for we look on them as sick people. Recovery is a journey of continued spiritual, moral, and emotional growth, and to practice these principles in all our affairs the path that takes us beyond physical to emotional sobriety and the happiness and freedom the program promises and we naturally long for. Chapter 10 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. Aa alcoholics anonymous acoa adult children of alcoholics alanon families of alcoholics. The person in the aa program must develop patience, love, tolerance, and an understanding of other people despite their differences. The following links download chapters of the big book from, the official website of alcoholics anonymous. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc.
Big book quote continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. Mar 12, 2012 tolerance, patience and good will we have begun to learn tolerance, patience and good will toward all men, even our enemies, for we look on them as sick people. Alcoholics anonymous, the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Prayers from the big book i earnestly advise every alcoholic to read this book through, and though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray. We come into aa hoping to find an answer to our big problemdrinking too much. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Big book page 84 during nine years in aa, i have observed that those who follow the alcoholics anonymous program with the greatest earnestness and zeal not only maintain sobriety but often acquire finer characteristics and attitudes as well. There is a solution w e, of alcoholics anonymous, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as bill. There is no doubt in my mind that when patience and tolerance were determined to be important enough to take their place in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, it meant that we had to practice these two virtues with everyone we came in contact with. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person. Alcoholics anonymous big books for sale, find first, second, third, fourth and international editions. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. Sponsored ad this sponsor paid to have this advertisement placed in this section.
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