Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Learn about the importance of acceptance in recovering from alcohol addiction, including a peek into a. Big book personal stories part ii alcoholics anonymous. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. 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.
Alcoholism12 step support acceptance is the answer story page 407 at a meeting today and we read this entire story. A personal story on page 407 called acceptance was the answer is also wellknown among aa membership. Aa books, aa literature, and aa pamphlets are just a few of the many items available for aa groups. The first edition big book stories including 1st edition. 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, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to. Acceptance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and.
What stood out is all of the talk of drugs in our bb. Mindfulness and acceptance in alcoholics anonymous. I was given yet another gift from a dear friend in my aa group. The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. The book before the big book richard peabodys common sense of drinking one of bill ws sources in writing the manuscript.
We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time. Acceptance is the answer aa speakers 12step youtube. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Tolerance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. In the big book, as the text alcoholics anonymous is known, we read the written words of the first 100 men and women of aa as they were put in the way of a. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and my attitudes. He is the author of acceptance is the answer in the big book. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Simply because it is impossible to explain what we see, feel, direct, and use, without a reason.
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. Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today bronze alcoholics anonymous coin sunset beach picture in bronze 1 516 33mm medallion half dollar size 3d raised text on both sides. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube.
Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. Its from the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous or the big book as it is widely known. In 1939, the year the book called alcoholics anonymous, but commonly referred to as the big book was published. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page.
When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable. Bobs nightmare 171 171 window of opportunity 421 aa number three 182 182 he had to be shown 193 he thought he could drink like a gentlemen. Acceptance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The acceptance prayer esselman counseling services.
Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. And acceptance to is the answer to all my problems today. Acceptance is the answer story page 407 soberrecovery. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. A vision for you, big book page 164 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.
They think we do not have enough of it, or that it isnt the right kind. In the book, alcoholics anonymous, page 449, there is a prayer in the middle of the page, first new paragraph. I started a web site in 1999 when i came back into the rooms of alcoholics anonymous. 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.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. That was a time when a handful of alcoholics discovered a solution to their seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Then we have the voices who cry for sex and more sex. Aa history and how the big book was put together by bill w. Alcoholics anonymous quotes quotable quote and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Acceptance of alcoholism this short passage about acceptance may be one of the most quoted passages in recovery literature. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. And please dont get me talking about why they changed the title. The personal story doctor alcoholic addict which appeared in the 3rd edition of the big book and included the infamous page 449 was renamed and repositioned in the fourth edition of the big book, so page 449 is now page 417. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc.
Part i pioneers of aa acceptance was the answer previously doctor, alcoholic, addict 439 407 dr. On page 552 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous their basic text, there is a very helpful suggestion on how to rid yourself of resentments towards a person. The purpose of this site is to help anyone in active addiction find their path to recovery, to give information on creation and on pregnancy, to help. This is the official website of the general service office g. Please do not write with questions about meetings click here for meeting info. Acceptance from aa big book page 449 417 on back great gift for anyone in sobriety or going through a life change. Acceptance is the answer beach sunrise bronze aa medallion. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. 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, place, thing, or situation as being. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Chapter 5 how it works of the big book contains the 3rd step prayer which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. The third step prayer big book alcoholics anonymous.
Acceptance aa big book p 417 a vision for you p163164. The role of acceptance in coping with alcohol addiction. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. 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, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at. 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, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Ive read this several times but today for some reason something stood out that never had before.
Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. 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. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. Tripod decided to block me a few years ago, so i stopped writing, posting. The forward to printings of the aa big book, preceding the third edition, provide the reader with a sense of the changes that have occurred, since the beginning of aa.
To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. 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, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is. Max and i had been married for twentyeight years when i ended up in a. 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, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at.
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