Big book step study step 4 turnarounds soberrecovery. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. These are the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. Thanks for visiting please contact us with any suggestions, email. The air was alive and moving with such great force. 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. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Wednesday manchester big book step study st paul methodist church 335 smyth rd 7. Littleton big book step study first congregational church 189 main st 7. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. We are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. Big book step study groups ask that people share their experience with the steps as they are laid out in our basic text. I admit that i am powerless over alcoholthat my life has. Hundreds upon hundreds gathered together in one place to experience the power of the big book.
Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of be ing honest with. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pdf format that have been recreated and cleaned up. It is not a step workbook that is up to the reader and sponsor. Big book study guides for aa kindle edition by wilson. The sunday evening macon ga meeting is an online meeting. The fourth edition of the big book is used and this may be. A searching, fearless moral inventory as it is expressed in chapter 5 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. For a printable, clickable pdf meeting list, organized by daystate, click the big blue button on the meetings page. By writing first, then doing the 5 th step we can look at resentment, fear and harm individually, the way it says in the big book.
Big book study guides for aa kindle edition by wilson, bill. The message which can interest and hold these alcoholic addicted people must have depth and weight. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. Please let me know if you like this or would prefer random speakers. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Go to the primary purpose group study guide page and download the individual sections of the ppg big book study guide in word, open office writer, and other word processing. Oct 06, 20 oa big book study in copenhagen, denmark, 20. Welcome to the green book step study a study of the twelve steps of saa based on quotes from sex addicts anonymous 1st ed. The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book and to practice the steps. All recordings are archived indefinitely, and can be accessed on the daily podcasts links, on this website. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction.
The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. Paul sponsored a big book study and separate step four workshop which are available as a recorded visual webcast. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. This is a 15week rotation of the readings that most big big step study groups use. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. Step four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what these liabilities in each of us have been, and are. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. No edits of any kind have been made to the originals just recreated to provide cleaner versions of the original. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. You can purchase a bba workbook at any bba meeting. The big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba meeting.
Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. This format is an interpretation that came out of the evolution of the big book step study meetings born on the cape in massachusetts in the early 80s. We hope this manual is useful throughout recovery, whether one is working the steps for. Please do not state that you are in stephanies workshop, for it is a break of my anonymity. 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. Introduction to steps by the big book, workbook for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. These are the original and official 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. When youre filling out the forms, make certain that you fill out each column before you go onto the next one. This is only an introduction to the spiritual riches of the big books directions to the 12 steps.
If one says that he has done so, he should demonstrate it by speaking on the step directly and accurately. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described.
Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. If you get these 4th step worksheets anywhere else they are likely not the originals and may have been changed or altered. This site is optimized for mobile devices as well as desktoplaptop computers. 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. 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. Step study sundays 8pm est big book meeting same number as above note.
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol drugs, actingout behaviour, that our lives had become unmanageable. Step four 43 we want to fi nd exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. I am getting stuck on understanding my turnarounds, especially the selfseeking. Hold to download or tapclick to play the mp3 audio tape. Png format and one single download of all of them in. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of course have been completed, so before starting check with your sponsor, spiritual advisor, counselor, etc. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner. Make a lot of copies of the resentment forms, fewer copies of the fear forms, and fewer still of the sex conduct forms. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. This format for the 4th step will work no matter what program you are a member or part of.
If you find any inconsistencies or you know of a meeting change, you can email us here. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading big book study guides for aa. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. This is an english language phone meeting which concentrates on the reading and study of the big book of a. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a strenuous. Step 4 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. Practice what does the big book say to each one of us about our own actual practice of the principles of the steps in our daily lives. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. Date change the workshop will begin 311 rather than 34 as originally posted. It provides certain details not available in other podcasts.
A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. I will be going through the big book of alcoholics anonymous line by line, paragraph by paragraph. Video webcast of a big book study and step four workshop may 1820, 2018. Hi, im looking for replies from those who have done step 4 exactly as it is written in the big book. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. The home page of a step study based on the text sex addicts anonymous also known as the green book. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did.
More meetings in the meeting list have hyperlinks now. Big book study guides for aa kindle edition by wilson, bill, reflections revisions, daily, step productions, twelve. Some of us in the recovering community in the brattleboro, vermont, area found. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol drugs, actingout behaviour. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. If they havent done the steps that way or they arent sure, we ask that they be openminded enough to listen. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Wednesday nashua big book 12 step study united methodist church 154 main st 7. Section 7 step four 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the big book awakening workbook. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we understood him.
New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord. Convention survey 2019 the power of the big book hello visionaries, another convention has successfully come and gone. Study what do the big book authors say about the steps. Big book step study workshop all addictions step study. Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose group. Download free audiobooks in the mp3 format or play them straight via youtube.