Purpose of this Book - Intensive Big Book Study

Send a text Week thirteen, Step Twelve - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 89 paragraphs 1,2 * Page 90 paragraphs 1,2 * Page 91 paragraphs 3,4 * Page 92 paragraphs 1,2 * Page 94 paragraph 1 * Page 95 paragraph 2 * Page 96 paragraph 1 * Page 100 paragraphs 1, 4 * Page 101 paragraphs 1, 2 * Page 102 paragraph 2 * Page 103 paragraph 3

Send a text BONUS EPISODE! A one-hour, rapid fire recap of Steps 1-11 before we wrap up with Step Twelve, next week.

Send a text Week eleven, Step Eleven - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 85 paragraph 3 through the end of the chapter on page 88

Send a text Week ten, Step Ten - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. *Page 84 paragraphs 2, 3 * Page 85 paragraphs 1, 2

Send a text Week nine, Step Nine (part 3) - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 82 paragraphs 1, 2 * Page 82 paragraph 3 * Page 83 paragraphs 1 - 4 * Page 84 continued promises and paragraph 1

Send a text Week eight, Step Nine (part 2) - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. *Page 78 paragraphs 2, 3 * Page 79 all paragraphs * Page 80 paragraph 1, 4 only * Page 81 continued paragraph and next

Send a text Week seven, Steps Eight and Nine (part 1) - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 76 paragraphs 1, 2 * Pages 77 - 78 through paragraph 1

Send a text Week six, Steps Five through Seven - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 72 paragraphs 1, 2  * Page 73 paragraph 4  * Page 75 paragraphs 1-3  * Page 76 paragraphs 1, 2 

Send a text Week five, Step Four part 2 (fear and sex conduct inventories) - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 67 paragraph 3  * Page 68 paragraph 1 * Page 68 paragraph 4  * Page 69 paragraph 1 

Send a text Week four, Step Four (resentment inventory only) - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 64 paragraph 3 * Page 65 paragraphs 1,2, and the three column inventory example * Page 66 paragraphs 1-4 * Page 67 paragraphs 1-2

Send a text Week three, Step Three - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 60 the three pertinent ideas and the following paragraph * Pages 60-61 including a version reading in first or third person referring to me * Page 62 paragraphs 1, 2, 3 * Page 63 paragraphs 1,2

Send a text Week two, Step Two - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page 44 paragraph 1 * Page 45 lack of power paragraph 1 (first question emphasis) and first 2 sentences of the next paragraph * Page 46 paragraphs 1 and 2 * Page 47 paragraphs 1 and 2 (2nd question emphasis) * Page 50 paragraph 4 * Page 53 paragraph 2 (3rd question emphasis) * Page 55 paragraphs 2, 4 (call back to page 45)

Send a text Week one, Step One - Taking the 12 Steps in 12 Weeks. * Page xxviii paragraph 1 * Page xxviii paragraph 4 * Page 52 paragraph 2, skip the first sentence and stop at the dash * Page 27 paragraphs 2-4 though “dominate them.” * Page 25 paragraph 3

Send a text Completing Chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 162 paragraph 2: "Someday we hope that every alcoholic who journeys will find a Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous at his destination." through the end of the chapter on page164. THis closes out the study after nearly two years - thank you all for joining us!

Send a text Continuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 160 paragraph 2: "The very practical approach to his problems..." through page 162 paragraph 1: "... we forsee a great increase in this helpful interchange."

Send a text Continuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 158 paragraph 3: "That afternoon he put on his clothes..." through page 160 paragraph 2: "...let him know that here was haven at last."

Send a text Continuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 156 paragraph 3: "But life was not easy for the two friends." through page 158 paragraph 2: "He had begun to have a spiritual experience."

Send a text Continuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 153 paragraph 3: "In the chapter 'Working With Others' you gathered an idea..." through page 156 paragraph 2: "... thirty years of hard drinking have been repaired in four."

Send a text Continuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 153 paragraph 1: "Now, this house will hardly accommodate its weekly visitors..." through paragraph 2: "...for those who must find a way out."

Send a text Beginning chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 151 through page 153 paragraph 0: "...Love thy neighbor as thyself."

Send a text Continuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 148 paragraph 1: "Your junior executive may not agree with the con­ tents of our book." through page 150, the end of the chapter.

Send a text Continuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 145 paragraph 4: "One instance comes to mind..." through page 148 paragraph 0: "But if you cannot or will not stop drinking, I think you ought to resign."

Send a text Continuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 143 paragraph 1: "If your man accepts your offer..." through page 145 paragraph 3: "But sometimes our drinking will be used politically."

Send a text Continuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 141 paragraph 4: "Suppose an approach is made some­ thing like this: "State that you know about his drinking, and that it must stop." through page 143 paragraph 0: "It is better for him to feel fully respon­sible."

Send a text Continuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 139 paragraph 4: "A look at the alcoholic in your organization is many times illuminating." through page 141 paragraph 3: "Suppose an approach is made some­ thing like this:"