This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Jan 08, 2017 aa speaker bob d and aa speaker ralph w session 9 of 11 doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Wednesday big book study this is an aa big book study that meets by skype every wednesday at 2pm estus 8pm ceteu. Mar 12, 2012 tolerance, patience and good will we have begun to learn tolerance, patience and good will toward all men, even our enemies, for we look on them as sick people. This website is not endorsed or approved by the general services office of alcoholics anonymous. There is no doubt in my mind that when patience and tolerance were determined to be important enough to take their place in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, it meant that we had to practice these two virtues with everyone we came in contact with. One big tent is available at the grapevine online store you can also find it as a kindle at all of the amazon sites, including amazon usa and you should go down to your nearest aa central office and make sure one big tent can be purchased there and is available for all aa groups that want to have copies on their literature tables. Sep 23, 2018 one big tent is available at the grapevine online store you can also find it as a kindle at all of the amazon sites, including amazon usa and you should go down to your nearest aa central office and make sure one big tent can be purchased there and is available for all aa groups that want to have copies on their literature tables. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Love and tolerance is our code aa meetings on the www. Did you know, before the big book was published, the early members of aa studied the bible.
Tolerance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes. We will seldom be interested in liquor drugs, actingout. Aa seminar big book wales love and tolerance is our code. According to random house dictionary, tolerance is 1. 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 anonymous. Another principle we observe carefully is that we do not. Alcoholics anonymous quotes by alcoholics anonymous. Eventbrite caernarfon ppg group wednesday presents aa seminar big book wales love and tolerance is our code 2019 friday, 8 november 2019. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Excerpts, reprinted from the big book, alcoholics anonymous, with permission of a. It is not self propulsion anymore i am on a whole new energy level.
Asbury tuesday night big book meeting discussion, closed join zoom meeting. Love and tolerance is the code of alcoholics anonymous aa and it means treating others as you would want to be treated. Love and tolerance area 64 assembly of alcoholics anonymous. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Steps, traditions, the big book and any other thing they wish and they can even start groups and form a fellowship.
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. Big book page 84 during nine years in aa, i have observed that those who follow the alcoholics anonymous program with the greatest earnestness and zeal not only maintain sobriety but often acquire finer characteristics and attitudes as well. When you can accept wheather for good or for bad you can tolerate. May 15, 2012 love and tolerance of others is our code. The purpose of this meeting is to learn from the big book how to improve how we each work the 12 steps. Love and tolerance allow you to understand you can love someone without having to like everything about them. Mar 16, 2017 love is tolerant, inasmuch as it respects the goodness of even those who hold errant points of view. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous.
Alcoholics anonymous publishes several books, reports, pamphlets, and other media, including a periodical known as the aa grapevine. Give me that over the person who can point out that love and tolerance is our code, is found in the third paragraph on page eightyfour of the big book any day. Husbands and wives have some times been obliged to separate for a time until new perspective, new victory over hurt pride could be rewon. We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation. I started one evening and continued reading till it was done.
For example, i see my sponsor regularly share a kind word with people new to the rooms regardless of how beat up, raw or coarse they may be. As noted in the big book, alcoholics anonymous, love and tolerance of others is our code. Hence our reader will find many references to the runners bible in footnotes in our title the good book and the big book. We found that the principle of tolerance and love had to be emphasized in actual practice. Love in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Alcoholics anonymous quotes by alcoholics anonymous goodreads. 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. We promote sobriety by hosting recovery meetings in a dedicated safe and sober gathering place. Oct 23, 2014 for example, i see my sponsor regularly share a kind word with people new to the rooms regardless of how beat up, raw or coarse they may be.
You may encounter some frustrations busy conference lines, no one showing up for a meeting. This meeting is following the 12 traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Love is tolerant, inasmuch as it respects the goodness of even those who hold errant points of view. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps. Miracles in progress 12 step recovery forums alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous list of aa tools. Open big book study beginning september 2012 this is a big b. How do i learn to balance love, tolerance of others and unselfishness with everything else.
In fact, one of the possible names for aa then was, the james club after the book of james from the bible. Alcoholics anonymous the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions, the latter explaining aa s fundamental principles in depth. When these crop up, we ask god at once to remove them. Big book quote continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. We families of alcoholics anonymous keep few skeletons in the closet. So we think that unless some good and useful purpose is to be served. The site is no longer maintained, but you can access it here. Aa speaker bob d and ralph w big book study tolerance. It is hoped that our common suffering as alcoholics and our common solution in aa would transcend most issues and curtail negative behaviors. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland.
P45 circles of love and service this leaflet outlines our service structure in fullcolor diagrams. Limited to persons with a desire to stop drinking h handicapped accessible b beginners meeting mw menswomens meeting. Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves with. Safety, however, is important to the functioning of the group. A code of aa is love and tolerance and it means to treat others as you would want to be treated. Big book could we then foresee that troublesome people were to become our principal teachers of patience and tolerance. We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part. Love and tolerance is our code, they are what we move in this world by. Bob, anne smith, and perhaps even bill wilson, with much of the fodder that caused them to focus on james and conclude that. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. If you would like to see the updated list as it grows. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Chapter 9 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous, 2nd edition. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the a. Mics are controlled by the host to limit disruptive activity. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. Like the main thing is that he be willing to believe in a power greater than himself and that he live by spiritual principles. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Love and tolerance start with loving yourself, loving other people, and accepting a person as he or she is. We were accepted in aa because the only requirement is a desire to stop drinking. We can never say or insinuate to anyone that he must agree to our formula or be excommunicated. Everyone knows about the others alcoholic troubles.
It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. In most cases, the alcoholic survived this ordeal without relapse, but not always. Eventbrite caernarfon ppg group wednesday presents aa seminar big book wales love and tolerance is our code 2019 friday, 8 november 2019 sunday, 10 november 2019 at galeri caernarfon, gwynedd, wales. Tolerance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and. Cultivating tolerance alcoholics anonymous cleveland. Alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book in recovery circles sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. One of the best alcoholics anonymous speakers i have ever heard, earl h. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Alcoholics anonymous the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions, the latter explaining aas fundamental principles in depth.
The irrationality of alcoholics anonymous the atlantic. Alcoholics anonymous, the big book of alcoholics anonymous. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. World services georgia aa big book online grapevine. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. 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. And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Atlanta central office of alcoholics anonymous 270 peachtree street nw, suite 1060. Aa speaker bob d and aa speaker ralph w session 9 of 11 doing a comprehensive and indepth aa big book study. Love is me giving of myself, treating those the way i would want to be treated and tolerance is being able to withstand harsh treatment and accept a person as they are. The tools are in no particular order of usage or importance.
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