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Message board page 449 3d big book of alcoholics anonymous. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book of alcoholics anonymous home facebook. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.

This short passage about acceptance may be one of the most quoted passages in recovery literature. My sponsor suggested i type it up and put it somewhere in the house where i see it all the time. Share this page with friends to help more people learn about it. The personal story doctor alcoholic addict which appeared in the 3rd edition of the big book and included the infamous page 449 was renamed and repositioned in the fourth edition of the big book, so page 449 is now page 417. In the book, alcoholics anonymous, page 449, there is a prayer in the middle of the. Paul ohliger wrote the chapter doctor, alcoholic, addict published in the 3rd edition of alcoholics anonymous. Big book personal stories part iii they lost nearly. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. See page 449 in the 3rd edition or page 417 in the 4th edition. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. It happened to me, and this is what i did about it.

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 be at this moment. 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. Thats the way my drinking began, as a way to make the pain go away. Acceptance aka page 449, page 417 or acceptence acceptance was an.

When i opened it to page 112 and read those three words, i said to myself, well, better stop using it for a coaster. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some. Personal stories on pages 407, 476, 494, 531, and 553 are ed by. From chapter 5, pages 5860 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Thanks for being a part of the the big book of alcoholics anonymous community. Great gift for anyone in sobriety or going through a life change. 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. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. His most quoted passage possibly the most quoted passage in the entire big book was on page 449. The acceptance prayer esselman counseling services. Listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop. Big book part iii they lost nearly all alcoholics anonymous.

Acceptance is the answer beach sunrise color bronze aa. Its from the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous or the big book as it is widely known. And acceptance to is the answer to all my problems today. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes. 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. 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. I was given yet another gift from a dear friend in my aa group. The role of acceptance in coping with alcohol addiction. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery.