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. Fears in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. Spiritual awakenings and experiences 296 the recovery show. The fear inventory is done in columns like resentments. The big book adventure in a how to workshop for experiencing the steps as a way of life with dave f. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Sex and love addiction inventory expanded inventory worksheet jim w. Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. Fear, anger, and resentment cause the alcoholic and probably everyone else the most trouble. When the time was right for me, it seemed as if the pen in my hand had a direct connection to my mind, and the memories of a lifetime just poured out onto the page. I have just started to work the 12 steps with a bba guideworkbook, idiots guide and a brand new big book that i am marking up like crazy. Many members of aa feel a need to write an immoral inventory as opposed to the moral inventory of step 4. It is for this reason that the big book suggests we start our 4th step inventory by examining these emotions. The symptoms of spiritual awakening set aside prayer 12step prayers index for the big book. There is a difference in an awakening and an understanding. List fears connected to resentment column four, question 4 and then any fears not connected to resentment heights, spiders, snakes, poverty, aids etc. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Read page 44 of the book alcoholics anonymous, 4th ed.
Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth edition big book paperback january 1, 2006 by dan sherman author 4. What are the underlying fears we try to avoid by using alcohol. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but. The twelve step prayers were created using the text of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. There is a section in the big book that is similar to what wright and james have observed. Each meeting is a 1hour discussion and the inmates need people in recovery who have a message of depth and weight. When ready meet with your sponsee to hear their inventory. In the resentment inventory, dont write across, do it in columns, i. The big fear is one of those books that will mess up your sleep patterns, because once you start it you stay up into the wee hours to finish. Alanons book how alanon works affirms that more commonly we experience a gradual awakening of the spirit. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header.
Read read chapter 5, how it works, on the fear inventory. You can create different inventories based on the big book style resentment, fear, sex and harms done. Aa speakers surrender to spiritual awakening duration. We shorten our list by pairing down our fears into root fears.
Due to the covid19 pandemic, the experience the big book meetings will be accessible online as zoom video conferences, starting sunday, march 22, 2020 at 6pm central time. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for after all god gave us brains to. In my experience, doing the fourth step right out of the big book was what led me to freedom.
The big book says, simply, most of us think this awareness of a power greater than ourselves is the essence of spiritual experience. Resentment, columns 14, fear, sex, and sexual ideal. Sold by recovery now and ships from amazon fulfillment. Aa speaker the matters of fear and relationships 12step alcoholism recovery duration. Mike presents a big book study podcast and thoughts on recovery. Step 12 is having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory grids pick a format you like.
See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, selfpity, or foolish decisions. Download fear the big book book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. When ready have your sponsee write their inventory for resentments, fears, sex conduct and all other harms. Carry the message into donovan correctional facility.
The bb awakening guide i mentioned has you addsubtract stuff from the bb and you make your changes in your aa big book. That comes from following the precise instructions in the big book as you take the 12 steps then, seek to better understand what you experienced in the awakening. Fear of fear pages 330335 from the 2nd edition big book. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. We are all sad to have lost him, however the world was made a better place, for having had him. Here is a list of fears that may be helpful in your fear inventory. Odomtology 12step recovery media recommended for you 3.
And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. Sharing 28 years of experience with the big book in a step workshop weekend the wilson house east dorset vt march 17 19, 2000. Case was an awardwinning playwright before turning to novels, and the big fear shows the tight plotting of chekovs gun chekovs famous quote. The many promises given in these two steps are not listed on this sheet. Step 1 worksheet welcome to the spiritual awakenings. Hear recovered addict and big book mucker, cameron f. Look at the 3rd column and consider the opposite of each sentence to let the inventory reveal your fears hehind each of the seven areas of self. When you hear joe hawk do one of he bb studies hit xa, do a search for joe h, and download joehsantamonica2004cd1 joehsantamonica2004cd7. If men and women didnt exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to. Fear and anger are said to be primal, protective emotions.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Here we find human opinions running to extremes absurd extremes, perhaps. Fear inventory this is the first part of the fear inventory worksheet. Another tool is the night time inventory as suggested in step 11 of the alcoholics anonymous program. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. Aa step 4 speaker tapes alcoholism recovery speakers. Alcoholics anonymous alcoholics big book alcohol allergy rehabilitation of alcoholics dr. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. If the only two options, as outlined in the big book, is. There are multiple opportunities to attend meetings on monday and tuesday nights or saturday mornings at richard j donovan correctional facility rjd. Nov 04, 2019 alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established. Big book sexual inventory page 69 recovery farmhouse. Our fears come from our early childhood ideas, emotions, and.
That is a monumental, some would say tasteless, target to set yourself as a thriller writer, and andrew case deploys big metaphors and big writing in an attempt. Fear of diseases fear of writing inventory fear of germs fear of being alive. This is the second stage of doing the fear inventory. But above all, we tried to be sensible on this question. Read online fear the big book book pdf free download link book now. The incident he recounts seems to be connected with a particular kind of phobia. My hope is that these prayers will provide a framework for you to develop your own or expand on the wording below. I had a big fear about posting any of my most intimate thoughts here my fears and sick ways of thinking. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth. Step 4 aa learn how to do the 4th step inventory in the 12 steps of alcoholics. In the big book and beyond the most obvious difference between the big book of alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are in steps six and seven. For more information please read dear recovery community. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth edition big book book. Step four made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. You do not need to print any of the following step materials until you are instructed to do so. Steps 1 through 12 at the spiritual awakenings group in bernardsville. We want to discover the attitudes, thoughts, beliefs, fears, actions, behaviors, and the behavior patterns that. Before we begin, we ask god to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from selfpity, dishonest or selfseeking motives. In the first edition of the big book this story had a different title. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing. 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.
See inventory template on next page for a guide while. Fear grapevine magazine newspaper articles bill wilsons bill wilson bill w. You can also hear our thursday big book study recordings at 641 7153900, pin. 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. Look at resentment inventory and copy all that have fear checked. Ask for help with inventory and truth in the morning, night and before writing with a prayer like this one taken from the big book. Step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer. We put them on paper, even though we had no resentment in connection with them. A list of materials necessary to work the big awakening step study program. These meetings can be accessed go to thought and click on read more for how to accessfor free via computer, tablets and mobile devices, and also by telephone by calling the teleconference line.
Silkworth the great physician aa anonymity statement anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions. If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging. Step 12 is having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps first experience the awakening. Also featuring a comprehensive inventory tool which allows you to create your step 4 and your step 10 inventory. Directions for taking step 4 are listed on page 64, paragraphs 1 and 2. Fear in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12 traditions. Experience the big book aa meetings available online. Directions for taking step 5 are listed on page 75, paragraph 1, lines 18 and paragraph 2, lines 12. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. Has the spiritual principles mentioned in the 12 steps put you off in the past or does it still put you off at present. First printed in 1939 and 1952, respectively, both were principally authored by aa cofounder bill wilson. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment.
On april 14, 2016, dan sherman, the author of big book awakening lost his battle with cancer. The big book adventure welcome to the spiritual awakenings. Aa speakers amazing big book step study part 2 of 5 duration. 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. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. As a result of the application of the twelve steps as contained precisely in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, he experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1988. Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group.
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