http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/ The Online Big Book Study Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:44:27 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7951 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7951 Good Morning all! Today we will begin on page 122 - "The Family Afterward." The dynamics of a family that has endured alcoholism are skewed to the point where Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:50:47 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7950 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7950 Good morning everyone! Most of the comments on this chapter were written by my friend and co-moderator Karen- "Chapter 8 - To Wives" begins on page 104. There Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:14:28 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7949 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7949 Good morning everyone! Let's go to page 100, last paragraph- "Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are not supposed to do. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:54:03 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7948 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7948 Note: Our next post will be on Monday in observance of Independence Day! Good morning everyone! Chapter 7 starts on page 89. It is dedicated in its entirety to Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:17:34 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7947 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7947 Good morning everyone! We're at Page 86, paragraph 2: "On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead...." we ask God to direct our thinking, Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:05:36 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7946 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7946 Good Morning! Page 85, Paragraph 1 - While we have recovered from alcoholism: "We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:04:21 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7945 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7945 Good Morning everyone! Although it seems like we're running through the Steps, keep in mind that in this chapter alone we cover steps 5 through 10 -- a mere 16 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:54:28 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7944 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7944 Good Morning! We are at the bottom of page 80. The next several paragraphs, through the end of paragraph 1 on page 82, deal with the problems associated with Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:51:47 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7943 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7943 Welcome back everyone! Let's read through starting from the bottom of page 76 and on to the top of page 77. Here is where we find out what our purpose is: "Our Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:58:34 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7942 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7942 Good Morning Everyone! Page 76 - Let's look at the first paragraph - Believe it or not there is a prayer for the 6th Step too: "Can He now take them all - Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:07:45 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7941 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7941 Good morning everyone! We are on Page 75. Paragraph 2 includes the 5th Step promises: "Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:52:06 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7940 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7940 Good Morning, everyone! We are at page 72 - Chapter 6 "Into Action" - and we're about to embark on our discussion of the 5th Step! "Having made our personal Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:11:11 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7939 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7939 Good morning! We are filling out the third column of the first of four parts of our 4th Step inventory. The four parts are: 1. Resentments 2. Fears 3. Sexual Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:47 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7938 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7938 Good morning everyone! We're at Paragraph 3 on page 64 - "Resentment is the number one offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else." Again we see Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:05:22 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7937 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/7937 Good morning! We are at the bottom of page 63, last paragraph: "Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal