It not only is a compendium of some of the history of the 12step movement, but with the first half of the book dealing with the 12steps, the reader learns how to apply each step to his or her own life. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. These 12 step book covers feature the serenity prayer on the front. During the first 28 days of recovery, i found clarity and could feel again. Search in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. This is the official website of the general service office g. Click on an audio file name to download the file to your computer or click on the double blue arrow to have it read to you now.
Step seven humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings. It always seemed to me the depth of detail contained in the 12 x 12 shows growth and understanding gained over an additional period of 12 years sobriety. Aa double book cover serenity prayer book cover my 12. The quick inventory is aimed at our daily ups and downs, especially those where people or new events throw us off balance and tempt us to make mistakes. Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. Step five 55 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Step 8 is regarded as one of the most challenging steps by many members. This step requires you to make a list of people you have harmed and be willing to apologize and right your wrongs. Recoveryshop has a variety of vinyl and leather book covers available to protect your aa books. This little book is a must read for individuals in a 12step program. The cover has the serenity prayer silk screened on the cover and a medallion holder. 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. Aa speakers joe and charlie more about alcoholism the big book comes alive duration.
With step two we learn that we are not alone, and tha. Here he shares insights into step two of aa, alcoholics anonymous 12 steps. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. Breaking down step six of aa alcoholics anonymous jason.
When breaking down step six i like to focus more on the word ready than entirely. I also read the 12 x 12 and went to some 12x 12 study groups where we really see more of the problems of inventory. Zurich eidmattstrasse 16 salvation army building is closed until further notice. Step 4 defined vigorous and painstaking effort to discover our liabilities. However the word ready is a reminder that we are prepared, open and available. Indeed, the attainment of greater humility is the founda tion principle of each of a. Choose leather or vinyl for hardcover, paperback and mini alcoholics anonymous big book in up to different 11 colors.
Jason wahler is a reality tv star in recovery and undoing the stigma around addiction. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions audio version. Aa double covers also available customized with name and date. Since this step so specifically concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to. Not that it matters at all, but the big book fits in the bottom back portion of the cover and the 12x12 fits in the front top portion unlike as its depicted by the seller. The big book bb notations are to page and paragraph, as in 64. Book covers 12 step sobriety gifts recovering alcoholics. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve.
Breaking down step two of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Humility in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. This is twelfth step work in the very best sense of the word. Our reference for this study of the 12 steps is the first 103 pages of alcoholics anonymous, fourth edition, the basic text xi. Common symptoms of emotional insecurit y are worry, anger, selfpity, and depression. My sponsor told me to focus on the big book only when im first getting sober. Twelve steps and twelve traditions is a 1953 book, which explains the 24 basic principles of alcoholics anonymous and their application. Choose from brown, navy, red, green, purple, pink, black, smoke and burgundy.
This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but as a companion for the ideas and directions presented there. Recovery book covers galore and more at recovery world. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. If you are serious about your sobriety, these are 2 very helpful tools. In all these situations we need selfrestraint, honest. The open space they clear out by making this moral inventory further allows the higher source, spoken about in step 2 and step 3 to take root. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement or comments about this site. Pray for help with the assets and shortcomings you found in your 4 th and 10 th step work. Im still glad i did the simple put outlay in the aa book in my early sobrity though. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics. The 12steps and 12 traditions1 the world famous eye opener. Step ten 91 ation of longstanding diffi culties had better be postponed, when possible, to times deliberately set aside for that purpose.
The two principal versions of the 12 steps are markedly different in history and in spirit. Closed meetings, open meetings, discussion meetings, lead meetings, big book meetings, 12 step meetings. In a friendly, focused group of sponsors, sponsees, and others in recovery, we study and practice the 12 steps as they were originally described in the text, alcoholics anonymous. The sleeve is provided to slip over the two inner book flaps. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. The book dedicates a chapter to each step and each tradition, providing a detailed interpretation of these principles for. Step four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what these liabilities in each of us have been, and are we want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us we wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. Cover and carry both your big book and 12 x 12 together in this stylish and convenient faux leather alcoholics anonymous book cover. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of recovering alcoholics who have chosen to help one another stay sober. Here are the 12 steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery the 12 steps are found on pages 5960, alcoholics anonymous, the big book the 12 steps are referred to in the big book, on page 58, where it is written, rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed out path the 12 steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction referred to in chapter 2, of the. Aa twelve steps and twelve traditions pocket edition book. The aa founder penned two versions of the 12 steps, separated by 15 years and a lifetime of troubles. The book dedicates a chapter to each step and each tradition, providing a detailed interpretation of these principles for personal recovery and the organization of the group.
Ince this step so specifi cally concerns itself with hu mility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us. Difference between big book and 12 steps and 12 traditions. This is by no means an exhaustive list of meeting types, but it does give a general sense of the choices available. As aa grows and its population changes, bill feels the need to reinterpret the twelve steps in a way that is responsive to the new membership of aa, and more accurately reflects the program of the new york fellowship. Pain in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
The serenity prayer is displayed on the front of the aa double book cover with built in book markers and a coin holder slot to showcase your favorite medallion or current birthday coin, which you can change every year. So declares a wellloved clergyman who happens to be one of a. Also the book was written to show how aa functions through the twelve traditions. Twelve steps and twelve traditions soft cover pocket edition. The 12 steps are the heart of alcoholics anonymous but which 12 steps. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and twelve steps and twelve. His is the step that separates the men from the boys. P rayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with god. It presents an explicit view of the principles by which a. This beautiful cover is made of a beautiful leatherlike vinyl and comes with serenity prayer, medallion holder, heavyduty snap, book marks, and a pen holder. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try re peatedly step six on all his faultswithout any reservations whateverhas indeed come a long way spiritually, and is.
Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Deluxe double aa book cover for the big book and 12 steps and 12 traditions books. I felt the pain of being isolated from my family, especially my two kids. Aa twelve steps and twelve traditions large print book. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the. We strive to provide information, tools and resources for working a 12 step program or any program using 12 step principles for recovery in as simple and effective way as possible. Twelve steps and twelve traditions presents bills new interpretation of the twelve steps. I love all of the 12 steps of aa, but step two is the one that gives us hope. The leather closure actually holds a coin perfectly and.
Aa book covers hard, leather, vinyl and more my 12. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us hard to live with. Twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Step eleven sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. Now we can aim at the very best of all we know or can learn. The 12 x 12 club is a nonprofit organization and does not represent nor is associated with alcoholics anonymous or any of the 12step programs at this facility. Step twelve having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions. The 12 steps and 12 steps was written 14 years after the big book. 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. The 12 step tool kit app is a comprehensive set of tools that may help you in.
Shop all available double aa book covers for aa big book and 12 steps and 12 traditions together. Since then, i have read many more spriitual books and have found more subtle definitions than what i read in the big book. Many of us feel that we have two primary textbooks in aa, this one and of course the book titled alcoholicsanonymous, called by many the big book. Aa meetings open, closed, big book, 12x12, speaker. Clothbacked vinyl book cover with serenity prayer and medallion holder. The addict digs to his or her core being and as they dig, they free themselves from the waste that they collected within, obscuring their judgment. It was written to depend and broaden the understanding of the 12 steps. Part one als 40 day serendipity journey al kohallek begins his most ambitious undertaking part one covers the first nine steps using the first 164 pages of the big book alcoholics anonymous and the steps form the book 12 steps and 12 traditions.