http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/ The Online Big Book Study Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:18:00 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8204 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8204 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, 02 Jul 2009 12:44:34 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8203 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8203 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, 01 Jul 2009 11:51:12 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8202 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8202 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, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:40 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8201 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8201 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, 29 Jun 2009 11:51:48 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8200 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8200 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, 26 Jun 2009 12:16:35 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8199 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8199 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, 25 Jun 2009 11:57:56 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8198 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8198 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, 24 Jun 2009 12:06:44 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8197 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8197 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, 23 Jun 2009 11:44:59 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8196 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8196 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, 22 Jun 2009 12:56:43 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8195 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8195 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, 19 Jun 2009 11:52:11 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8194 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8194 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, Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:05:28 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8193 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8193 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 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:10:51 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8192 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8192 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 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:53:59 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8191 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8191 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 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:38 GMT Jim K. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8190 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigbookmeeting/message/8190 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