We admitted we were powerless over alcohol drugs, actingout behaviour. This page was developed as a repository for the sponsorship and oa 12 step study resources that were mentioned in the how to sponsor series of workshops that ran for 12 weeks beginning in january, 2011. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. We are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. Big book step study all saints parish 1773 beacon st 7. Big book step study the primary purpose group elmira, ny. This is part three of a 15 episode indepth big book study that took place in 2009 part three is about step 2 now what, and is presented by pete h. This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12 step program. 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. In my experience, doing the fourth step right out of the big book was what led me to freedom.
All addictions big book step study workshop will begin september 4, 2008 august 10, 2008 welcome to the thursday 8 p. The big book s suggestions for moral inventory were seen as a way to be free of anger, or to find forgiveness for the people listed as resentments. Step four 43 we want to fi nd exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. This is an all addictions big book step study workshop. Make a lot of copies of the resentment forms, fewer copies of the fear forms, and fewer still of the sex conduct forms. Takes the brains out of our head, the love from our heart, the spirit from our soul, prevents us from feeling good feelings, keeps us feeling bad feelings, and then tells us to take our own lives. Please print 2 sides on one sheet of paper sheet 1 side. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. In addition to the resources listed, we hope to have recordings of each session available in the near. If one says that he has done so, he should demonstrate it by speaking on the step directly and accurately. Bbss speakers on step eleven in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. All guests registered for big book seminar 2020 have been automatically preregistered for big book seminar 2021.
During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. Do i now believe, or am i even willing to believe that there is a power greater than myself. After sharing your 5th step, read chapter 6 into action pgs. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. The sole purpose of this workshop is to study and experience the steps as they are laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears. There is a saying in the 12 step programs that recovery is a process, not an event. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. The fourth step was praised for giving step workers the ability to see beyond yourself, and was described as a new way of seeing things. Step 5 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step.
Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. This format is an interpretation that came out of the evolution of the big book step study meetings born on the cape in. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. Experience has shown that teams are most successful when. Big book step study groups ask that people share their experience with the steps as they are laid out in our basic text. We are not affiliated with any twelve step fellowship. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined. The place of doing the fourth step inventory as laid out in the big book of aa. While the fourth step guide on pages 17 through 25 can be used by individuals working alone, the remainder of the unofficial guide to the twelve step was developed for use by a step study team. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The step 4 forms and the step 11 form were originally produced by blaine d. Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. Step 4 big book step study step 4 turnarounds hi, im looking for replies from those who have done step 4 exactly as it is written in the big book.
A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Step 4 big book step study step 4 turnarounds hi, im looking for replies from those who have done step 4 exactly as it is written in the big. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. I am getting stuck on understanding my turnarounds, especially the selfseeking. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. All 12 steps of joes big book study free audio download at. The first one or two meetings are organizational only. The big book from alcoholics anonymous text book chuck c a new pair of glasses aa speaker tapes bill w varieties of religious experience william james ref aa big book aa speaker mark h. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. If they havent done the steps that way or they arent sure, we ask that they be openminded enough to listen. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa wilson, bill, silkworth, william, bob, dr. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12.
For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity reading. We are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. Resentment inventory prompt sheet here is a list of people, institutions and principles that may be helpful in your resentment inventory. When youre filling out the forms, make certain that you fill out each column before you go onto the next one. Sam shoemaker history of aa charlotte, nc 1962 duration. Just 1212 step and tradition meetings or big book study which skipped over the 12 steps to the stories. Jun 19, 2014 step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory big book study worksheets. Step 4 made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Friday mattapoisett big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. Big book workshop 4th step format big book revealed. People father step mother step sisters step brothers step aunts uncles cousins clergy police lawyers judges doctors employers employees coworkers in. Big book step study workshop all addictions step study. The same can be said for step 4, which requires making a moral inventory.
The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book and to practice the steps. Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. What have we been trying to get and to do in step 4 pg. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. Maybe thoroughly too, sincere, dedicated with the best of intentions, even line by line word by word with all the desperation of drowning men. Whether we come through the doors of alcoholics anonymous or alanon family groups chances are we bring a lifetime of stinking thinking with us. That will be the focus of the next part of the step study step 5. Before i got this book i had been putting off the fourth step for about a year and a half and once i got this book and used it as a outline i was able to finish my fourth step withing a month. Step 5 admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of. Big book step study step 4 turnarounds soberrecovery. Step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory.
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