Learning the process of overcoming resentment literally saves the lives of people who are afflicted with the disease of alcoholism. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory. Everything contained in these sheets is directly from the big book alcoholics anonymous, there is no opinion, just fact. The aa cleveland district office has put together the following fourth step guide and was taken directly from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step states that we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of. This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but as a companion for the ideas and directions presented there. Here are some questions to help guide and prepare you for doing step four they by no means take the place of doing the fourth step inventory as laid out in the big book of aa.
The steps are in the big book, the work book for example page 3 step 2 tells you to go in the aa big bookpps. 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. The big book coverage of step 4 is about being honest and admitting to ones faults, weaknesses, defects. God help me to show this person the same tolerance, pity and patience that i would cheerfully grant a sick friend. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as. Critique of chapter 5 of the big book step 4 aa agnostica. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. You can purchase a bba workbook at any bba meeting. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. Policy home early sobriety companion 4th step 10th step aa speaker app aa trivia whack contact.
Also called anniversary, the 12 step community considers a persons birthday to be the first day they. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the. This is a sick person, how can i be helpful to him. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions.
Step four prayer freedom from resentment step 4 of the. Vinyl covers for giant print aa big book choce of colors. There were a few steps i needed to take before i was ready to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself. 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. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here.
Fourth step guide program theory alcoholics anonymous. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. Questions to ask while doing your fourth step in aa. If you are using the fourth edition make sure you are on the correct page. This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery. Feb 26, 2018 alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud tyrell merritt. All are zoom meetings unless noted otherwise use id and code to acc. What people, places or things do you resent and what led to those resentments. Alcoholics anonymous programs aa promises 12 step faq drug abuse programs the first step aa big book.
Big book goals step 1 emotional sobriety step 2 proposition exercise step 3 prayer 3rd step vision for your life exercise 12 reasons we slip by bill w. 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. Date change the workshop will begin 311 rather than 34 as originally posted. It can be given to a newcomer so they can fill it out on their own. Understanding step 4 of the 12 steps verywell mind. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. All guests registered for big book seminar 2020 have been automatically preregistered for big book seminar 2021. Known as the big book, it is in its fourth edition and is widely circulated through out the world. To help us discover and establish a conscious relationship with a power greater than ourselves.
God, relieve me of this fear and direct my attention to what you would have me be. As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aa s, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. No doubt we shall point with pride to the good lives we thought we led before the bottle cut us down. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud tyrell merritt. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous programs aa promises 12step faq drug abuse programs the first step aa big book. The big book of alcoholics anonymous can be purchased at aa central or a bba meeting. The third step prayer big book alcoholics anonymous. The worksheets were created by using the precise instructions in the big book to make taking the fourth step as easy and simple as possible. Home early sobriety companion 4th step 8th9th step app 10th step aa trivia whack.
Please print 2 sides on one sheet of paper sheet 1 side. The big book holds within it the central thesis and ideas of alcohol anonymous and the 12 step approach. Dec 27, 2019 alcoholics anonymous step four has prepared you for step five, and by finding the courage to overcome that fear of rejection or the shame of your confession, you experience honesty on a deeper level than in your first step of admission, and you break the pattern of denial that often plagues those suffering with alcoholism. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Times all us central unless otherwise noted call in by telephone only. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. Home early sobriety companion 4th step 8th9th step app 10th step aa trivia whack contact twelve step apps 4th step inventory app.
One difference is that the big book prayer includes. As noted in the big book, the wording of the step 3 prayer is optional. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but does not suggest writing anything down. You are never too old to improve your health and quality of life. 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. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory workshop. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. Chapter 5 how it works of the big book contains the 3rd step prayer which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. The same can be said for step 4, which requires making a moral inventory. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. Please call 312 626 6799 or 3462487799 and follow the prompts to enter meeting id.
As a result of the application of the twelve steps as contained precisely in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, he experienced a profound spiritual awakening in 1988. Whether we come through the doors of alcoholics anonymous or alanon. Step four instructions the jaywalker twelve step site. On the next page is a modified 3rd step prayer which i recommend. Aas 12 steps, including powerful 4th step worksheets ima pastal pen name how to order copies of this book or have a complete. Page 67 of the book, alcoholics anonymous, states, resentment is the number one offender. Jul 06, 2005 fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory workshop what is the purpose of the 12 steps. This is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The steps are in the big book, the work book for example page 3 step 2 tells you to go in the aa big book pps. These are the original and official 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b.
Available with screen printing and coin holder display. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. May 15, 2016 there were a few steps i needed to take before i was ready to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself. A searching, fearless moral inventory as it is expressed in chapter 5 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Nov, 2019 step 4 of alcoholics anonymous involves creating a list of your shortcomings.
Make a searching and fearless moral inventory youtube. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but does not suggest writing. Ready about the fourth step of alcoholics anonymous, which requires a very careful personal inventory of. Chicago alcoholics anonymous remote online meetings. Steps by the big book step 5 steps by the big book. The 4th step inventory pages are the best i have seen.
Step 4 of alcoholics anonymous involves creating a list of your shortcomings. Now lets ponder the need for a list of the more glaring. The big book helped guide me through this process, and though i repeatedly read and studied the book, this wasnt entirely an intellectual exercise. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears.
For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. I worked 4th step inventory before the ones i have worked in the past had check boxes that left me feeling as if something was left undone. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Aa big book covers leather big book covers vinyl big. To view this printable aa step worksheet, click the orange button. The 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of twelvestep programs. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. Three column 4th step out of big book this is a 4th step that follows exactly along with the big book instructions.
Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. Alcoholics anonymous step 4 guides us to make a searching and. Twelve step prayers spiritual alcoholics anonymous cleveland. Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a stren uous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in our selves which had been blocking us. Step four 43 we want to fi nd exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. A searching, fearless moral inventory as it is expressed in chapter 5 of the big book of alcoholics. Alcoholics anonymous step four has prepared you for step five, and by finding the courage to overcome that fear of rejection or the shame of your confession, you experience honesty on a deeper level than in your first step of admission, and you break the pattern of denial that often plagues those suffering with alcoholism. We hope it will assist you in completing your personal inventory.
We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aa s 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. It is meant as a supplement to a rigorous program, to be used whenever and wherever it might be needed. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous large print or hard cover recommended and the big book awakening workbook.
Aa big book covers leather big book covers vinyl big book. We attempt to carry the message in the way that was passed on by the founders and pioneers of alcoholics anonymous. Step four made a searching and fearless moral inventory. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory. Bedevilments versus the promises spontaneous wisdom of aa members step 4 some helpful thoughts 4th step inventory step 4 resentment and turn around prayers step 4 harms done others.
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