Aa How It Works Printable - Web about the big book. Alcoholics anonymous, also known as the “big book,” presents the a.a. Web original “how it works” rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our directions. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol— that our lives had become unmanageable. Web here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. This page, which includes the twelve steps, is often read at the start of meetings. If you have another document you would like to see listed here, please email suggestions to aacoswmo@gmail.org. If “yes,” you have diagnosed yourself
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Web the principles we have set down are guides to progress. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. Came to believe that a power greater than our selves could restore us to sanity. An excerpt in large type from chapter 5 of the big book. Now translated into over 70 languages, it is still considered a.a.’s basic text. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. We publish items in english, spanish and french. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol— that our lives had become unmanageable. Based on your work thus far, write down your thoughts about whether or not you have conceded to your innermost self that you are an alcoholic (page 30). Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with a.a. First published in 1939, its purpose was to show other alcoholics how the first 100 people of a.a. World services, inc., is a resource for recovering alcoholics and other individuals. Web here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery: If you have another document you would like to see listed here, please email suggestions to aacoswmo@gmail.org. Web about the big book.