The big book of words you should know engineersdesk. In the process, muckers write comments and notes, circle words and highlight. They instantly discovered their mutual fascination with aas basic text the big book. If you have an allergy to something, it would always be indicated or manifested by some physical reaction. A word formed by combining the first letters of several other words. Now is an acronym for the national organization for women. The seemingly impossible was done when pen to paper was put and the big book came to fruition, joe and charlie do a marvelous job at providing insight, humour, experience, and background to the who, when, why, and how of aa. Big book seminar fourth step attachment pdf format. Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. This transcript is no substitute for the big book, alcoholics. For instance, say you are allergic to strawberries and you eat them.
Big book seminar fourth step attachment pdf format i was privileged to attend numerous big book seminars in sacramento, california including the 20th and final one in 2005. Download free audiobooks in the mp3 format or play them straight via youtube. Specific, precise, clear cut directions a guide to the big book and recovery. Aa members have experienced the spiritual benefits of these collective studies. We as laymen have a basic understanding and definition for the word allergy. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The magic finger, charlie and the great glass elevator, fantastic mr fox, matilda, the twits, the bfg and the witches, winner of the 1983 whitbread award. In essence, joe and charlie teach the 12 steps of recovery the old fashioned way, exactly as outlined in the big book by aas founders, bill wilson and dr. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Ive always felt sorry for everybody in aa that didnt get to meet wino joe. Like so much of our basic text, what have those words proved to be. I list people, institutions or principles with whom i am angry. The tapes were gradually circulated throughout the fellowship and invitations. Welcome to the happy, joyous, and free big book meeting of alcoholics anonymous.
Even the joe and charlie big book seminars have been subjected to the. Go to the primary purpose group study guide page and download the individual sections of the ppg big book study guide in word, open office writer, and other word processing programs. Joe and charlie big book study arlington heights,il 10310311203 10 cd set. Each step has its own page and its own set of freely downloadable mp3 audio files. Short but indepth look within the big book, highlighting the major points simply. An aa taper made a four tape set of their presentation and called it the big book study. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner. What interested them most was that the big book was written in a particular sequence to convey certain ideas. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Invariably, we will find ourselves partially on one side and partially on the other side. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics.
New 2006 joe and charlie big book study chicago, il july 1416, 2006 item id. A taping of that presentation was made and called the big book study. The guys have an uncanny way of articulating very basic principles and explaining the history of the 12 step program. In the last analysis it is only there that he may be found. Joe and charlie the primary purpose group elmira, ny.
Hold to download or tapclick to play the mp3 audio tape. Big joe commonly sings this song to comfort himself or to entertain others, and later on, tommo and charlie sing it when they are away at war. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Page 86, paragraph 1 if we have taken steps 4 through 9 and continued to take the same action in step 10 over and over again, we should have now removed the. Each week, during the beginning of each workshop session. Welcome to here you will experience much historical and related information on the subject of alcoholics anonymous and alcoholics anonymous history. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading joe and charlie. Classic joe and charlie alcoholics anonymous big book seminar. The way that they explain the steps and working with others is amazing. The van alstyne group is not affiliated with the the linked website or its authors.
We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our. The big book from alcoholics anonymous text book chuck c a new pair of glasses aa speaker tapes bill w varieties of religious experience william james ref aa big book aa speaker mark h. Free 12 step recovery information guides for working all 12 steps, 12 stepspiritual exercises, articles, handouts, meditations, big book workgroup formats, 12 traditions info, 12 concepts info, etc. This is a study guide to the book alcoholics anonymous. Joe and charlie transcript 2 we had an old friend that used to live in tyler, texas. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Officially begun on december 12th, 2000, is now in its eighteenth year and is one of the largest sites of its type in the world a repository, archive, you might say, of alcoholics anonymous history and related information.
In 1977, some members met in a tulsa, ok hotel room for a discussion of the big book. Roald dahl found charlie and the chocolate factory one of the most difficult books to write. This song, oranges and lemon, recurs throughout the book. Cindy believed that the secret to getting good grades on tests was to use acronyms as memory aids. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. The joe and charlie and joe joe and charlie big book studies gave me and countless others something that i was unable to find in our local meetings. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. A simple guide that works with the big book to make step work fast, concise and powerful.
One member asked joe and charlie to come to his home group to present a program on the big book. Oct 25, 2007 an aa taper made a four tape set of their presentation and called it the big book study. A textbook is a book that is used to transfer information from the mind of one human being through the written word. Chapter 6 into action step 11 page 99 it only takes a couple of minutes at night to run down this list and see which side of the sheet we are on, or have been on that day. They also do it with such an easy and good humor that they demystify the big book in the process and make it easy for everyone to understand. Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide. These are questions for each step and audio files about the big book and detailed instructions about working each step from joe and charlie. Through the circulation of these audio tapes throughout the fellowship, joe and charlie received invitations to present the study at aa conventions, roundups and special events. Happy joyous and free big book meeting of alcoholics anonymous. Joe and charlie big book study on 11 cds with handouts. The big book with charlie and joe will change your life. A set that you will want to listen to many times and share with others. Personal inventory structure derived from the format used by joe and charlie in their big book study.
Big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Sexual ambitions inside self outside self ambitions acceptable sex love hidden sex lust security sexual 3rd column instincts instinct stepsinthezone 4th step10th step inventory worksheet name date. They may be downloaded individually or as one large zipped or combined fourth step pdf file. Joe had wondered if charlie might be the countrywestern singer charlie pride. Charlie and the chocolate factory jss international school.
But wino joe had made up his own list to ask yourself to see if youre alcoholic. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Big book study guide mens step application group big book study guide texas primary purpose group big book study team format texas bill wilson writes the 12 steps. Transcript of joe and charlie big book study laughlin, nevada august 1998.
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