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. A study of step 6 of the 12step program verywell mind. Step 6 is an important step in recovery for several reasons. Using the 12 step book study method of big book awakening, join us as we apply the 12 steps to our compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors in such a way that enables us to have a spiritual awakening. Transcription of a talk on steps 6 and 7 1 of 5 by dan s. It is an open invitation to partner with our higher power and make a firm decision to let go of the character defects or flaws that have been in control for years. Sample section of the big book awakening 12 step guide book. Read and highlight big book instructions on step ten pages 8485. After identifying shortcomings and admitting to them by working steps 4 and 5, the next step forces members of 12step recovery groups to ask themselves if they are. Complete the body worksheet from the document our way of life page 15 on the website, to be referred to as wol doc. Mike presents a big book study podcast and thoughts on recovery. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous. On april 14 th, 2016, we were burdened with informing the world of recovery and those outside of the 12 step community, that dan sherman passed away, after a courageous 4 year battle with cancer.
This site was created for people who want a deeper recovery than theyve received in the rooms of their program. Established on such a footing step 3 we became less and less interested in ourselves, our own little plans and designs. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book. The big book authors, men and women who have recovered from a seamingly hopeless state of mind and body, all who have claimed having a spiritual experience or awakening, describe it as. This workshop features two of the alltime best aa speakers, mark h. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985.
The aa big book on awakening is used all over the world by members of alcoholics anonymous, cocaine anonymous, alanon, coanon, nicotine anonymous, overeaters anonymous and more to work the 12 steps out of the aa big book both oneonone and in twelve step workshops. Into action 75 that he will not try to change our plan. Appendix of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. Transcription of a talk on steps 6 and 7 1 of 5 by dan s at tylas big book awakening workshop 2007 so, im here to talk about steps six and seven in the first half. There are conditions on being ready to take this step. Welcome tools audio phone meetings live meetings primary contacts 12 step groups looking for bba usa. Transcription of a talk on steps 6 and 7 2 of 5 by dan s at tylas big book awakening workshop 2007 and then, with the third step, there is the first requirement that i have to be clear that selfwill. Step 12 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. Yet, we are told, step six is the step that separates the men from the boys. You write notes and questions from the big book awakening into your own big book for personal consideration. Big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard back book big book awakening workbook can be ordered at.
As you can imagine, dan had many personal decisions that needed to be made. Chapter 5 of the big book, misleadingly titled how it works, is an introduction to the twelve steps themselves and elaborations on the first four steps. Transcription of a talk on steps 6 and 7 1 of 5 by dan s at. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. A spiritual awakening is the result of working, doing, and living, all of the 12 steps. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth edition big book. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth.
The big book bunch 12 step workbook we are the big book bunch group of alcoholics anonymous. This book will help guide you through a personal experience with all twelve steps as they are outlined in the aa big book. Thoughts for recovery no 77 recovery from alcoholism part 4. Can you accept the fact that alcoholism has never been, by any treatment with which we are. A companion to aas big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Love 2nd spiritual gift one of the most common human needs is love. Anyone have any experience with big book awakening.
I am almost 4 years sober and i have done a lot of work in the last 4 years. We are told in the big book that it is not enough just to get sober. Critique of chapter 6 into action steps 5 11 aa agnostica. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. A twelve step workbook al kohallek goes stepping contents title page preface 3 an eye i witness account 4 useful information 6 introducing step one 9 six essential characteristics 10 step one questions 11 step two questions i am grateful for supplement list page 14 step three questions 15 introduction to step four 16.
He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try re. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor for recovery. Big book of alcoholics anonymous big book awakening workbook. Big book awakening steps 123 question guide questions and answer guide for steps 1 3 these are compiled questions of the statements out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, that we turned into questions. There is no message unless you have done the first 9 steps and are living the last three. Were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. Read and highlight big book instructions on step eleven prayer and meditation pages 8588. Experience the big book aa meetings available online. In the aa big book read there is a solution pages b. Since alcoholism effects us physically, mentally and spiritually more on that in working step 1, its important to realize that aas solution to alcoholism as outlined in the big book would also need to have three parts. All the questions and considerations he asks get added to your bb.
The most obvious difference between the big book of alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are in steps six and seven. On sunday night i will be covering these steps using the book drop the rock as a basis for discussion. On april 14, 2016, dan sherman, the author of big book awakening lost his battle with cancer. Big book awakening was written to be used in conjunction with, not instead of the big book of. Big book awakening 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. The authors of the big book call step 3 the keystone 62. I usually like to start a study of the big book way of life with something on the circle and triangle. Apr 28, 2011 but while step seven in the big book consists of a single prayer on page 76 that can, and should, be often repeated while we continue to rework the 12 steps after our initial gothrough, there is no equivalent formula for how to rework step 6. First printed in 1939 and 1952, respectively, both were principally authored by aa cofounder bill wilson. Having made our personal inventory, what shall we do about it. The twelve step program big book guide it only takes a day to learn how it works and a lifetime to practice it. Posted in articles and tagged into action, spiritual awakening, step 11, thoughts on recovery. 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. So declares a wellloved clergyman who happens to be one of a.
The bb awakening guide i mentioned has you addsubtract stuff from the bb and you make your changes in your aa big book. Aas 12 steps, including powerful 4th step worksheets ima pastal. Whether we are the one step guiding another, or being step guided ourselves, each person has the most direct and alive experience of what it means to have recovered for good and all. T his is the step that separates the men from the boys. The key to step 6 is acceptanceaccepting character defects exactly as they are and the willingness to let them go. From the big books second title page, look up the word recovered and write out a definition. Certainly he must stay sober, butwe feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. But we must not use this as a mere excuse to postpone. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps this spiritual awakening, this gift, is the first of our three primary goals of this workbook. To download the most current versions of these worksheets, go to. Further, the big book is outdated and should be retired. Bills thinking changed as the direct result of taking the steps. It is my opinion that the big book not only significantly shortchanges nonbelievers but is also frequently weak on logic and leans toward being religious not spiritual. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps.
When ready ask your sponsee, do you fully concede to your inner most self that you are alcoholic. We may stop causing any more harm because we are no longer drinking, but that is not the same as repairing the damage we have already caused. Step 12 having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to. The terms spiritual experience and spiritual awakening. The big book awakening group cares deeply about your health and safety and we are focused on helping you take action and precautions surrounding covid19 and the impact this has on our recovery community and nation. Bba meetings archives big book awakening san diego. After identifying shortcomings and admitting to them by working steps 4 and 5, the next step forces members of 12step recovery groups to ask themselves if they are really willing to give up some of those faults. We have a written inventory and we are pre pared for a long talk. When we decide who is to hear our story, we waste no time. In that sense a spiritual awakening, whatever else it might include, is an awakening to seeing and dealing with reality. Read page 263 from the big book for the oxford groups six steps.
Step six were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. My mission is to carry on what dan sherman started. I have already covered the introduction and looked at the story about mary and the boat and the end of the famous sandy b drop the rock talk. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the big book awakening workbook. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth edition big book dan sherman on. Apr 19, 2018 chapter 6, into action, deals with steps five through eleven and is the subject of this critique.
We are all sad to have lost him, however the world was made a better place, for having had him. Big book awakening step 5 considerations 1 do i see whats objectionable about this interaction my behavior, selfishness, attitude, fear, etc. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and. Big book awakening and the bba workbook was been created to provide a reliable, consistent and clearly understood method to awakening. On awakening, we think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Recovery the big book comes alive email book study. Starting with the second line in the second paragraph, they write.
A download site for the big book awakening and other big book related tools. Written to be used in conjunction with, not instead of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Contents page 1 step by step guide for sponsors contents purpose and use of this guide 5 before getting started on the steps 11. Written to be used in conjunction with not instead of the big book of alcoholics anonymous this book will help guide you through. Sample section of the big book awakening 12 step guide book this book is not. Enter through glass door, between madison and 5th ave. After you have completed this process yourself your big book.
We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics addicts. Big books directions for taking all twelve steps the steps are listed in the big book on pages 5960 directions for taking step 1 are listed on page 30, paragraph 2, lines 14. We explain to our partner what we are about to do and why we have to do it. First, lets answer that question posted yesterday concerning pot in the big book. In my first year, listening to peoples ideas of what steps six and seven are about. 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. My first 4th step was done with a 28page guide, my second by a method my thensponsor had cribbed from somewhere, my third from a method my thensponsor had put together by his reading of the big book, and my fourth from the joe and charley tapes. The solution is a spiritual awakening see chapter 2, the result of these steps is a spiritual awakening step 12, so the steps are the solution. Chapter 6, into action, deals with steps five through eleven and is the subject of this critique. As noted in the big book, the wording of the step 3 prayer is optional. They want the 9th step or 10th step promises, but didnt know how to get them.
Feb 03, 2014 in my opinion, one of the greatest big book workshops ever recorded. I have been preparing for a significant change in my life and now i need to make sure that i am ready. When you hear joe hawk do one of he bb studies hit xa, do a search for joe h, and download joehsantamonica2004cd1 joehsantamonica2004cd7. Our steps by the big book group sessions are not official aa meetings because we limit enrollment to a specific number of participants. Big book awakening by alcoholics anonymous 2006 paperback. Then on page 69, the big book authors disclose that, in addition to our thoughts, we must also test our actions. An awakening sufficient enough to recover from our compulsive eating behaviors and food obsession, f or good and for all.
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