Thursday Morning Big Book Step Study

Thursday Morning Big Book Step Study


Recording for August 14, 2014

August 14, 2014

(week 137) 14 August 2014 12 Step Study Big Book All Addictions workshop


Big Book 1st paragraph on page 63.


‘When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves our little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn.’


Good resource: www.AA.org This website has Big Book and the AA Reflections for Friday noontime Trust & Rely meeting.


12stepstudyworkshop.com has all the handouts and accumulated knowledge of Stephanie’s studies of the Big Book.


Donations to support the website:


Stephanie Whiting,

P O Box 531

North Pembroke MA 02358


Any questions or comments on the workshop contact:

stephaniew324@gmail.com Tel: 617 774 7916.


Stephanie has 3 groups running now with the same callback number: 641/ 715-3900

(1)Tuesday 8am EST Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers pin 298913#

(2) Thursday 8am EST Big Book 12Step-Study Workshop pin 95666# ( All Addictions)

(3) Friday 12n EST Trust and Rely Workshop pin 91904#


Soul work


Look up: established


Q1. Read and re-read pages 59, 60, 61, 62, 63. What do they mean to you?


Read them to your group. Ask if you can share at a meeting in your step one fellowship and take out your Big Book and end at the 3rd step prayer.


[Help people to understand. There are famous people committing suicide. And for every famous one there are five in local groups who are also killing themselves. This is a serious mental illness and the answer is in the Big book. These five pages are not the whole answer but they sum it up pretty well - especially a, b, and c.]


Q2. Write HOW: Honesty Open-mindedness Willingness.


HOW brings recovery and it works. Write on HOW.


Q3. Write on the title of this chapter: How it Works.


God is everything or God is nothing.


When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed.


Q4a) Are you doing your Quiet Time?


b) Are you showing up for your buddy?


c) Are you doing your soul work?


d) Are you supporting the buddy groups?


e) Are you supporting the workshop for the greater good or just taking for yourself?


We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. (Note that it says ‘needed’ not ‘wanted’).


Q5. Write down your needs.


Whenever there is the word ‘if’ in the Big Book, it is a directive, followed by a promise.


If we kept close to our God (directive No. 1).


Q6. How are you doing with your Quiet Time. How can it be improved?


Perform God’s work well (directive no. 2) is what I2-step recovery is all about.


Q7a). What does it mean in your life to perform God’s work well?


b) Do you know what you are supposed to be doing?


Write it down. Make an action Plan.


Q8. Are you doing a nightly review? [You may say ‘I am not on that step yet’. However need to do Steps 10 11 12 every day of your life because you are in recovery].


Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves our little plans and designs (directive no. 3).


Q9a) What is your action plan?


b) Are you becoming interested in seeing what you can contribute to life?


Give five examples of how you have contributed to life this year, week or today.


7th step prayer


My Creator I am now willing for you to have all of me, good and bad. I now pray that you remove from me every single defect of character that stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength and I got out from here to do your bidding.


Q10. Start memorizing this prayer.


[It is the second half of the 3rd step prayer. They are really one prayer. The 3rd step prayer in the Big Book does not have an ‘Amen’ as still so much work to do in steps 4, 5 & 6].


Ends


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