Emotional sobriety and food to be able to twelfth step. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. Book and forms for working the twelve steps of overeaters anonymous according to the big book directions. Worksheets are the primary purpose group big, 12 step workbook, first step work, aas 12 steps including powerful, 12 steps in 12 weeks oa big book study format, the twelve step program, resentment inventory prompt, step 1 work.
Are you looking to live a life of sane and happy usefulness. This thought brings us to step ten, which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to set right any new mistakes as we go along. Beginning with the last paragraph on page 60, turn the following sentence into a question. When it comes to ego defl ation, few steps are harder to take than five. Take your moral questions to ask yourself while working step 8 soberrecovery. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Now we need more action, without which we find that faith without works is dead. Important important points points regarding amends. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. Steps by the big book step 9 steps by the big book. Why would bill capitalize the word fellowship here and not anywhere else in the big book.
This step gave me the chance to reflect on my past and take full responsibility for my part in the burned bridges. By buddy t a study of tradition 9 of the twelve traditions. Step five admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. This form is not taken in its entirety from the big book. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. The fi rst, and one of the most diffi cult, has to do with forgiveness. February 2019 of a step study book, with some significant changes, including the addition of examples of fillout step 4 and 8 9 forms in the appendix. Step 8 made a list of all persons we had harmed, and. Are you looking for conscious contact with the god of your understanding. For this undealtwith material blocks us from loving other. A twelve step workbook al kohallek goes stepping contents title page preface 3 an eye i witness account 4 useful information 6 introducing step one 9 six essential characteristics 10 step one questions 11 step two questions i am grateful for supplement list page 14 step three questions 15 introduction to step four 16. Working step 8 and 9 puts you in touch with your own humanity again. The fact of putting the wrongs in black and white shows us that they are not as big as we had blown them up to be.
The written inventory of the fourth step with the exact nature of our wrongs will helpus in. I find that its very important to go over your step 8 list with a sponsor or other 12 step member that has worked all the steps someone whom you trust for direction. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except to do so would injure them or others. What are the results when i try to make things happen the way i want them to.
Pdf format that have been recreated and cleaned up. Png format and one single download of all of them in. However, take care not to use aa jargon or even worse psychobabble. We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with an. Excerpted from the big books explanation of step 9, pages 76 83. God, please remove my fears and show me your truth. Some of the worksheets for this concept are the primary purpose group big, 12 step workbook, first step work, aas 12 steps including powerful, 12 steps in 12 weeks oa big book study format, the twelve step program, resentment inventory prompt, step. Step eight is a social housecleaning, just as step four was our personal housecleaning. Are you a woman who is compulsive overeaters food addict who is looking for peace mind. You begin to feel empathy and compassion for the people you have hurt as the result of your addiction. Read and highlight the balance of bills story pages 9 16 in the big book.
What behaviour will convince them more than my words. Read and highlight big book instructions on step eleven prayer and meditation pages 8588. Fill out the form directly from the saved copies of your fourth step inventory worksheets. Am i ready to go to any lengths to recover from alcoholism. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. This form is not taken in its entirety from the big book, but is a useful guide. In step eight were setting out to clean up all the bruised relationships and the pockets of guilt, pain, fear, resentment, and sadness that are stored inside, stuck to our shameful past deeds. These documents have questions for all of the steps they do not go into as much detail as the step 4 worksheets, however. Step 9 made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover. When addiction had its grip on me, some of my relationships with loved ones became strained, and i hurt some of those closest to me.
Welcome to the emotional sobriety and food workshop. We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Also, we need a reference from which to tell our story. It makes you more mindful of your place in the world. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Displaying top 8 worksheets found for big book study guide handout. Our origins are the students of the big book group, which has met in woodland hills, california since december of 1985. Making amends in addiction recovery hazelden betty ford. These guides are meant to be used by na members at. The narcotics anonymous step working guides unfamiliar, we should feel free to make use of a dictionary. Step 8 list persons and institutions column 1 i have harmed and to whom do i need to make a direct amends. The little red book the table mate look at the harms inventory by joe and charlie and dallas. There is no step 9 worksheet, as this is a step that needs to be made to the persons we have harmed.
One way of testing whether or not we have taken step one, is to ask yourself the question posed in the big book. By writing first, then doing the 5 th step we can look at resentment, fear and harm individually, the way it says in the big book. Aa speakers amazing big book step study part 2 of 5 duration. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. Phrases such as a day at a time, the big book, pressing buttons, hitting your knees, on the program, have a certain resonance for those within the fellowship, but to those outside the fellowship are meaningless and pat. Great step book for normies who want to become happy or happier also free if downloaded entitled. Big book study guide handout worksheets learny kids. Questions made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Step work downloads bba formats you will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the big book awakening workbook. A study of step 8 of the 12 steps program verywell mind.
It may be some have done us more harm than we have done them. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us. No edits of any kind have been made to the originals just recreated to provide cleaner versions of the original. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. Step 8 is a wonderful step for beginning to rebuild some bridges that were burned in active addiction. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us hard to live with. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
Column 3 step 9 what i should have done instead column 5 what do i need to do to straighten out the past. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. When you were in the midst of your addiction, you likely caused people harm. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. May 9, 2015 step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory big book study worksheets. But scarcely any step is more necessary to longtime sobri. Some of the worksheets for this concept are the primary purpose group big, first step work, aas 12 steps including powerful, step 1 work, each week during the beginning of each workshop session, the big book comes alive handout material, s t u d y g u i d e t o t h e a a b i g b o o k, the. Step 8 made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. The big book workbook, sections on steps 8 and 9 oa big book info by lawrie c. Complete the will worksheet from the wol doc, page 17. The big book alcoholics anonymous outlines how it works. Aa big book with questions for discussion hi everyone. Step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery.
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