Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Give him an account of the struggles you made to stop. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Pp 3031 more about alcoholism concession page 2 the eaa.
A man of thirty, page 32 in the big book one of the most. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is often referred to in alcoholics anonymous meetings aa as the big book. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drink like other people. One of the most intriguing coincidences in aa historyalthough its never mentioned is that bill and lois wilson attended calvary church oxford. The text got this name because the first edition of the book had rather thick pages, making the book even thicker than its content would suggest.
Canada membership sur vey showed about onefifth of a. We suggest you do this as we have done it in the chapter on alcoholism. Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Chapter three in our book is about the two elements of alcoholism, as we understand it page 28. 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.
We are not affiliated with any other association, organization, or group. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. A man of thirty was doing a great deal of spree drinking. This page displays details of virtual meetings that have been created by lake sumter aa groups note. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented. We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. There came a time in my program of recovery when the third stanza of the serenity prayer the wisdom to know the difference became indelibly imprinted in my mind. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism.
Remote meetings aa meetings monterey ca alcoholics anon. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. From that time on, i had to face the everpresent knowledge that my. He was very nervous in the morning after these bouts and quieted himself with more liquor. Chapter 3 more about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. 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.
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