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The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. The 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous big book twelve steps. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aa s 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. The 12 promises of aa begin on page 83 of the fourth edition of the big book.
Its title pages do not in any way resemble those found in aa gscapproved literature. In the aa big book it states quite clearly that alcohol is only a symptom of our disease, selfishness and selfcenteredness is the root of our problem. 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. It can be used as a handy reference to big book of alcoholics anonymous 4th edition following the instructional flow utilized in the back to 40s five week program. The only authority on the twelve steps is the book alcoholics anonymous referred to on the dust cover as the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Aa speaker the matters of fear and relationships 12 step alcoholism recovery duration. 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. A study of aa s book twelve steps and twelve traditions.
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