http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/ The Online Big Book Study Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:46:45 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8291 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8291 Good morning everyone, and welcome to those who have just joined us! Turning to page xv and reading through to the end of the foreword to the second edition, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:11 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8290 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8290 Good morning everyone! Let's turn to page xi, the Preface to the Third Edition, and look at paragraph #2. This book is identified as "the basic text for our Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:04:32 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8289 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8289 Welcome everyone to the newest cycle of our Big Book Study! We'll be examining the book very closely throughout the coming weeks. It is important to note that Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:01:37 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8288 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8288 We've just completed our last cycle and it's time to start the cycle again. Each weekday morning at or about 8:00am Eastern Time, I will post the section of Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:15:12 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8287 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8287 Good Morning, everyone! Dr. Bob's Nightmare is the first of the personal stories on page 171. Page 165 is interesting however. This is the Section heading Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:22:50 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8286 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8286 Good morning all! There are a great many places that have marked AA's early history. The Mayflower Hotel in Ohio is one. Towns Hospital - 293 Central Park West Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:01:53 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8285 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8285 Good Morning! Chapter 11 - "A Vision for You" begins on page 151. If you have been following along with the study from the beginning, you have learned much Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:08:40 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8284 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8284 Good Morning! We are beginning at the bottom of page 145. Reading through to page 148, there are many ideas that have been adopted by industry in general that Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:01:42 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8283 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8283 Good Mornin' all! Chapter 10 - To Employers begins on page 136. This chapter was written by Hank Parkhurst. Hank was one of the early New York members and a Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:10:24 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8282 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8282 Good Morning everyone! We're at page 128 of Chapter 9 - "The Family Afterward." The reading from here through the bottom of page 130 centers on, for lack of a Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:50:19 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8281 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8281 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 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:05:59 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8280 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8280 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 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:30:42 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8279 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8279 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. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:47:23 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8278 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8278 Good morning everyone! Chapter 7 starts on page 89. It is dedicated in its entirety to Step 12. "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:48:50 GMT Jim http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8277 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8277 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,