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. 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. The big book provides guidance in when and how the alcoholic can meditate to best improve contact with. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. His most quoted passage possibly the most quoted passage in the entire big book was on page 449. Acceptance the big book edition, pg 417 acceptance prayer, acceptance. My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time. 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 and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Acceptance is the answer aa big book, aa coins, aa chips. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Page 552, 4th edition someone was having a problem with resentment in the meeting this morning in stepchat, and i told them to read this as i. Alcoholics anonymous quotes by alcoholics anonymous. Today i find its the best thing that has ever happened to me. Recoveryshop has many 12 step recovery programs verse cards including quotes from alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, and many more.
Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. 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. Big book acceptance was the answer linkedin slideshare. See page 449 in the 3rd edition or page 417 in the 4th edition. Life is 10% what you make it and 90% how you take it.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Quotes from alcoholics anonymous minnesota recovery page. The 4th edition changed the name of the story to acceptance was the answer and moved the story. Never in my wildest moments had it occurred to me that i might like to be an. 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. It seems almost too simple to be true, but accepting that alcoholism. Alcoholics anonymous quotes showing of 127 and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation.
We routinely read the acceptance passage from page 417 of the personal story section of the big book at my home group meeting. Given we know that the aa program is contained in the first 164 pages of the big book with further good information in the step essays of the 12 steps and 12 traditions book lets now follow the 2nd half of the prayer and meditation instructions found on pages 86, 87 and 88 of the book alcoholics anonymous big book page 87. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. Place paid gift card message here and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc.
Snoopy im a christian, gods grace bigger than my sins religious quotes. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous 4th edition. The role of acceptance in coping with alcohol addiction. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. Mindfulness and acceptance in alcoholics anonymous. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. 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. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. Buddy t is an anonymous writer and founding member of the online alanon outreach committee with decades of experience writing about alcoholism. It meant i would have to throw several lifelong conceptions out of the window page 46, paragraph 1.
This verse card features a paragraph taken from the big book of alcoholics anonymous pg 417. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. When, therefore, we speak to you of god, we mean your own conception of god. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. I graduated narrowly and took a job at a local garage.
The text of alcoholics anonymous the anonymous press. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. When i stopped living in the problem and began living in. Sponsor and sponsorship also do not appear in the main text of the book. 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. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. 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.
However, what i am trying to say is that you can compress this mostly text manual to take up less space, so there isnt a set amount of space that one page of a pdf takes up, every document is different. Acceptance was the answer the physician wasnt hooked, he thoughthe just prescribed drugs medically indicated for his many ailments. 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. Part i pioneers of aa acceptance was the answer previously doctor, alcoholic, addict 439 407 dr. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Digital download pdf non refundable nonshipping item not a prayer card. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. The definitive reference book with realworld solutions you wont find anywhere else.
Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. Acceptance page 417 aa big book welding hand book pdf free download, page 1 at one time the admission that i was and am an why dont you go home and get the big book and but i made my admission just the same. According to the writer of that big book chapter, they had held a. The set aside prayer is built from directions in the big book regarding my preconceived beliefs and fears. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable. The set aside prayer big book comes alive study group. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my. Steven gans, md is boardcertified in psychiatry and is an active supervisor, teacher, and mentor at massachusetts general hospital. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my lifeunacceptable to me, and.
Page 353 of the book by dean koontz wuhan is getting a lot of attention. I took a 14 page textonly pdf that was originally 157kb 11. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. The big book of dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing. We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to.
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