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. Alcoholics anonymous quotes quotable quote and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. 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. My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time.
This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. Tolerance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and my attitudes. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Acceptance is the answer aa speakers 12step youtube. Bobs nightmare 171 171 window of opportunity 421 aa number three 182 182 he had to be shown 193 he thought he could drink like a gentlemen. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Alcoholism12 step support acceptance is the answer story page 407 at a meeting today and we read this entire story. Aa history and how the big book was put together by bill w. 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.
Learn about the importance of acceptance in recovering from alcohol addiction, including a peek into a. Acceptance is the answer beach sunrise bronze aa medallion. Acceptance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Chapter 5 how it works of the big book contains the 3rd step prayer which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. They think we do not have enough of it, or that it isnt the right kind.
The book before the big book richard peabodys common sense of drinking one of bill ws sources in writing the manuscript. Ive read this several times but today for some reason something stood out that never had before. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today bronze alcoholics anonymous coin sunset beach picture in bronze 1 516 33mm medallion half dollar size 3d raised text on both sides. 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. Acceptance in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. 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. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. Acceptance from aa big book page 449 417 on back great gift for anyone in sobriety or going through a life change. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. Part i pioneers of aa acceptance was the answer previously doctor, alcoholic, addict 439 407 dr.
Big book personal stories part ii alcoholics anonymous. 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. He is the author of acceptance is the answer in the big book. Please do not write with questions about meetings click here for meeting info. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Its from the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous or the big book as it is widely known. In the book, alcoholics anonymous, page 449, there is a prayer in the middle of the page, first new paragraph. 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 is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. In the big book, as the text alcoholics anonymous is known, we read the written words of the first 100 men and women of aa as they were put in the way of a. Simply because it is impossible to explain what we see, feel, direct, and use, without a reason. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today.
It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. I was given yet another gift from a dear friend in my aa group. 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 situation some fact of my life unacceptable. Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions.
The first edition big book stories including 1st edition. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. 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. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. Acceptance is the answer story page 407 soberrecovery. The purpose of this site is to help anyone in active addiction find their path to recovery, to give information on creation and on pregnancy, to help. On page 552 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous their basic text, there is a very helpful suggestion on how to rid yourself of resentments towards a person. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. A personal story on page 407 called acceptance was the answer is also wellknown among aa membership. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Acceptance of alcoholism this short passage about acceptance may be one of the most quoted passages in recovery literature. 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. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs. Aa books, aa literature, and aa pamphlets are just a few of the many items available for aa groups. This is the official website of the general service office g. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. I started a web site in 1999 when i came back into the rooms of alcoholics anonymous. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. And please dont get me talking about why they changed the title. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. We agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism. The third step prayer big book alcoholics anonymous.
Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. And acceptance to is the answer to all my problems today. Max and i had been married for twentyeight years when i ended up in a. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. Acceptance aa big book p 417 a vision for you p163164.
From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. The personal story doctor alcoholic addict which appeared in the 3rd edition of the big book and included the infamous page 449 was renamed and repositioned in the fourth edition of the big book, so page 449 is now page 417. That was a time when a handful of alcoholics discovered a solution to their seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. What stood out is all of the talk of drugs in our bb. 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. The role of acceptance in coping with alcohol addiction. 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. Then we have the voices who cry for sex and more sex. 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.
More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. In 1939, the year the book called alcoholics anonymous, but commonly referred to as the big book was published. The forward to printings of the aa big book, preceding the third edition, provide the reader with a sense of the changes that have occurred, since the beginning of aa. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. Mindfulness and acceptance in alcoholics anonymous. You think he ought to know the subject better, as everyone should have a clear understanding of the risk he takes if he drinks. According to the writer of that big book chapter, they had held a deep resentment towards someone. 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. Tripod decided to block me a few years ago, so i stopped writing, posting. The acceptance prayer esselman counseling services. 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.
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