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Many of us have heard of the ninth step promises from page 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Ive found the material on the aa website as well as at the grapevine. The big book concordance to the big book, alcoholics anonymous 3rd ed. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those i would help of thy power, thy love and thy way of life. 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 being honest with themselves.
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Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. The text of the 1st 164 pages of alcoholics anonymous. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. This copy of the big book concordance is shareware.
Alcoholics anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. Im especially interested in topics for beginner meetings. The hebrew language version of the big book becomes the 53rd translation of our. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Aa big book alcoholics anonymous 3rd edition 1976 2nd print 1977. Select lists of aa meetings recommended for gay and lesbian beginners. Appendix ii spiritual experience the terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms. I am so glad your online store stood out to me in my search for what i needed. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step.
When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable. Show him that as alcoholics, the writers of the book understand. A concordance to alcoholics anonymous 1990 edition open. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. 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. Apr 30, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc.
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