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. Its from the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous or the big book as it is widely known. Aa acceptance from big book pg 417 engraved plaque. Alcoholics anonymous quotes by alcoholics anonymous. Recoveryshop has many 12 step recovery programs verse cards including quotes from alcoholics anonymous, narcotics. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. The wisdom from the big book isnt limited to 10 quotes. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established. Acceptance is the answer aa speakers 12step alcoholism recovery. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. If you had the day i did, youd need four martinis before dinner too.
And when i place more value on my serenity and sobriety than on anything else, i can maintain them at a higher level at least for the time being. 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. Miracles in progress 12 step recovery forums alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous acceptance pg. 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. Page 552, 4th edition someone was having a problem with resentment in the meeting this morning in stepchat, and i told them to read this as i was told to and it. All sections of this country and many of its occupations are represented. Alcoholics anonymous quotes showing of 127 and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. The page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. This is the official website of the general service office g. However, due to financial difficulties the whole printing was, for a while, held.
His most quoted passage possibly the most quoted passage in the entire big. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous 4th edition. Aa big book ch3 more about alcoholism 4th edition duration. Perhaps they created the impression that he is to be wrapped in cotton wool and placed on a pedestal. I was given yet another gift from a dear friend in my aa group. It is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation, then deciding what youre going to. Sep 10, 2014 someone was having a problem with resentment in the meeting this morning in stepchat, and i told them to read this as i was told to and it helped me. Acceptance aa big book p 417 a vision for you p163164. They explained that it might be easier to set my sights on the twenty four hours in front of me and to take on these other. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
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. Take your inspiration with you each day with the aa acceptance verse card. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Also goes with bb of aa pg 417 in fourth addition or pg 449 in 3rd edition. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my. There is comfort in knowing you arent alone, that what youre feeling. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has. Sometimes its the big stuff my mom died after a horrific 6week nightmare of bile. And then, in the spring of 1939, a very remarkable book was rolled off a new york press with the title alcoholics anonymous. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Paul ohliger wrote the chapter doctor, alcoholic, addict published in the 3rd edition of alcoholics anonymous. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my life. Chapter 4 we agnostics i n the precedingchapters you have learned something of alcoholism.
Aa books, aa literature, and aa pamphlets are just a few of the many items available for aa groups. This is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Paul ohliger, who died friday, may 19, 2000, in mission viejo, california. Big book personal stories part ii alcoholics anonymous. Na book 5 living clean the journey continues hardcover.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first. The promises alcoholics anonymous of colorado springs. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situation some fact of my. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the nonalcoholic.
On page 552 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous their basic text, there is a very. Part i pioneers of aa acceptance was the answer previously doctor, alcoholic, addict 439 407 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. Big book acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today.
From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous and acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. Then we have the voices who cry for sex and more sex. Spirituality page 417 of the big book i have been having some discomfort in how things have been. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Big book acceptance was the answer linkedin slideshare. The role of acceptance in coping with alcohol addiction.
There is comfort in knowing you arent alone, that what. And acceptance to is the answer to all my problems today. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000. Its words and interpretations are left up to the reader to use as they choose. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous.
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