It was in my 22nd year of sobriety, when i received a phone call from my first wifes husband at the time and the conversation started going south. My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at. Aa grapevine, june 1961 there can be no absolute humility for us humans. The set aside prayer is said before we read the big book, at the beginning of step work and at the beginning of some meetings. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong.
Thats the way my drinking began, as a way to make the pain go away. Humility in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Most people will admit that humility is praiseworthy, but it tends to be associated with weakness. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. Aa big book story 3 women suffer too 4th edition duration. Acceptance the big book edition, pg 417 acceptance prayer, acceptance quotes, aa. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Humility and happiness alcoholics anonymous cleveland.
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. The modern focus is on individual empowerment and assertiveness. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. These make great 12 step christmas and anniversary gifts. When bill w wrote the big book he only used the word humility 2 times in the basic text first 164 pages. Serenity in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per.
Its words and interpretations are left up to the reader to use as they choose. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. The wisdom from the big book isnt limited to 10 quotes. For instance to know of yet to deny ones own spiritual gifts, positive traits, abilities, good behaviors, intelligence, and maturity. The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs.
My favorite passage from the big book of aa acceptance prayer. One of the first of these guides, the akron manual, was commissioned by dr. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. But scarcely any step is more necessary to longtime sobri. Acceptance aa big book p 417 a vision for you p163164. The higher my expectations of other people are, the lower is my serenity. When, therefore, we speak to you of god, we mean your own conception of god. Clergymen of practically every denomination have given a. Ive had a situation happen recently that brought the page 417 reading to. But then my rights try to move in, and they, too, can force my serenity level down. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at. If the man be agnostic or atheist, make it emphatic that he does not have to agree with your conception of god. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear.
Take your inspiration with you each day with the aa acceptance verse card. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. Alcoholics anonymous cleveland district office is a nonprofit. At best, we can only glimpse the meaning and splendor of such a perfect ideal. Step five admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
The 147 promises of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Belief in the power of god, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain the new order of things, were the essential requirements. Father martin talks about step one in this video as only he can. My favorite passage from the big book of aa acceptance.
The set aside prayer big book comes alive study group. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being. The big book has given me that comfort and the push to move forward. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my lifeunacceptable to me, and. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you find in this book. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him.
There is comfort in knowing you arent alone, that what youre feeling isnt unusual, and that there is a solution. This verse card features a paragraph taken from the big book of alcoholics anonymous pg 417. Acceptance the big book edition, pg 417 acceptance prayer, acceptance. My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time. Big book sexual inventory page 69 recovery farmhouse. I can watch my serenity level rise when i discard my expectations. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to. The first stepadmitting that one is powerless over alcoholis the newcomers task, and without it nobody ever gets far in aa. Humble in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12.
Recoveryworld is your resource and sales of sobriety coins and 12 step recovery gifts help support and also fund servers and hosting for online 12 step meetings found here. In my opinion, alcoholics anonymous has three great humility steps in the twelvepoint program. Recoveryshop has many 12 step recovery programs verse cards including quotes from alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, and many more. Working with others 93 tirely admitted his condition, he has become very curious to know how you got well. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. Humility wooden plaque alcoholics anonymous recovery gifts and slogan plaques. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. And acceptance to is the answer to all my problems today. When it comes to ego defl ation, few steps are harder to take than five. 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.
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. The page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. Featuring enraved recovery plaques with steps, saying and prayers. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous 4th edition. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give us serenity.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Big book acceptance was the answer linkedin slideshare. I firmly believe the big books promise that my troubles are of my own making, that being said my current. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. False humility on the other hand, is to belittle ones self or take a false view or statement of ones self in a belittling way. 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. Humility in recovery from addiction humility is a personal quality that can be undervalued in the modern world. Humility wooden plaque alcoholics anonymous recovery gifts and slogan. I was given yet another gift from a dear friend in my aa group. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. Aa the original way 12 step guide is the culmination of years of practice and study of group sponsored step guides written by founders and pioneer aa members. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. Humility prayer spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland.
Big book sexual inventory page 69 5983 12 steps of aa with father martin chalk talk 5402 is resentment the number one offender. There is a solution 21 him physically and mentally. Jul 25, 20 my favorite passage from the big book of aa. Big book personal stories part ii alcoholics anonymous. This misunderstanding about humility means that people fail to recognize how much the.
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