The promises of aas big book hazelden betty ford foundation. The 9th step promises of alcoholics anonymous wayside house. The nineth step promises big book alcoholics anonymous. The purpose of this promises inventory is much like the growth questionnaire that is to help determine how much change andor growth you have experienced since coming into the program. We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldnt. Aa preamble how it works the twelve steps twelve traditions short form twelve traditions long form 9th step promises primary purpose blue card is your group connected to aa as a whole. New group form register a new group with the general service office of alcoholics anonymous with continue reading printable literature.
Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per son or persons with whom. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to. In addition to the 12 promises, we might also take some comfort in the 12 rewards. The promises from pages 8384 in the big book if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. Aa promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, 1. When a person begins their 12step journey in alcoholics anonymous, it is with the hope that their life will change for the better as a direct result. Learn about the alcoholics anonymous promises and what they mean for people working the steps of addiction recovery. And i pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high. As the nations leading nonprofit provider of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults and youth, the foundation has 17 locations nationwide and collaborates with an expansive network throughout health care.
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. The promises chapter 6, page 8384 of the book, alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Printable literature central office of southwest missouri. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. This is the sentiment with which aa members should approach the 12 promises. The hazelden betty ford foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Aa promises page updated tuesday, march 10th, twenty 20. Step 10 promises and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol. As we face our abandonment issues, we will be attracted by strengths. The promises of the aa big book the promises of the aa big book step one 1.
Jan 20, 2018 alcoholics anonymous 10 step promises your spiritual condition p84, 85 aa and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol. The ninth step promises can be found through pages 8384 in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. From pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. There exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful.
To many people, they represent the promises of aa, and so many would be surprised to know that each of the 12 steps has a promise associated with them. Acceptance page 417 alcoholics anonymous acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We would like to offer high resolution, pdf printable copies of the readings used during a meeting.
We will discover our real identities by loving and accepting ourselves. The aa promises pages 8384 of the big book the aa promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Our selfesteem will increase as we give ourselves approval on a daily basis. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. Alcoholics anonymous expect to live long or happily in this world. Preamble how it works 12 steps 12 traditions promises 9th step more about alcoholism a vision for you if you want to drink, thats your business. The alanon promises home if we willingly surrender ourselves to the spiritual discipline of the twelve steps and work the program, our lives will be transformed. When it comes to ego defl ation, few steps are harder to take than five. Aa promises alcoholics anonymous lionrock recovery. World services and its subsidiaries were not involved within the production of this specific work. The big book of alcoholics anonymous includes 12 promises of sobriety that we begin to believe and intuitively understand more clearly if. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
The promises on this page are from the big book of alcoholics anonymous and are reprinted with permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. Chapter 6 into action of the big book contains the 9th step promises which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. Step five admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Preamble how it works 12 steps 12 traditions promises 9th step more about alcoholism a vision for you.
They are being fulfilled among us sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway. The whole point of recovery, is to not only regain the self that was lost to addiction, but to redefine yourself and the kind of life you are leading. 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. Aa santa cruz county how aa works the 9th step promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Asking for help is hard for everyone, but in our case, we need to swallow our false pride and do just that. The 9th step promises if we are painstaking about this. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the holy spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously. Intuition and sobriety when we first come into the program, our world is pretty much turned upside down.
Already, continues the early text, twos and threes and fives of us have sprung up in other communities. But scarcely any step is more necessary to longtime sobri. Fear of authority figures and the need to peopleplease will leave us. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed. The files sizes are fairly large so please allow additional. Pdf version based upon the text of the windows help version and published by arid media. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. 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. An overview of 9th step promises of aa the 9 th step promises are read at just about every single aa meeting. The 10th step promises alcoholics anonymous district 12. The 12 promises and the 12 rewards the twelve promises page 83 and 84 of the big book we are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Reprinted from the big book of alcoholics anonymous with permission of a. Apr 11, 2019 the aa promises pages 8384 of the big book the aa promises if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Gods promises to live by man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of god.
Aa santa cruz county how aa works the 9th step promises. The 147 promises of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Aa grapevine how it works twelve traditions the 9th step promises. I was to know happiness, peace and usefulness, in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes. If we willingly surrender ourselves to the spiritual discipline of the twelve steps and work the program, our lives will be transformed. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
We react sanely and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. Alcoholics anonymous 2nd edition big book fair use notice this video contains ed material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyrigh. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. Presented at the 1985 international convention in montreal by an aa member from ohio, the 12 rewards present us with attributes that will come to replace certain character defects if we work on our sobriety long enough. Sixteen years have elapsed between our first printing of this book and the presentation of 1955 of our second edition. The following are some one hundred and twenty five promises from the first 164 pages of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, reprinted with permission. Alcoholics anonymous 10 step promises your spiritual condition p84, 85 aa and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Some aa groups take inventory by examining the twelve traditions, one at a time, to determine how well they are living up to these principles. Twelve steps and twelve traditions x alcoholics anonymous.