Narcotics anonymous offers only one promise and that is. The following is a list ofapproximately 150 promises that i compiled from the first edition of the big book. While not formally called the promises, each step offers its own promise as to what the individual working it can receive. The 9th step promises of alcoholics anonymous wayside house. Apr 18, 2017 alcoholics anonymous is a 12 step program that, if worked thoroughly and honestly, will be a significant asset toward your recovery. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable.
The 9th step promises women of grace, dignity, and sobriety. The alcoholics anonymous twelve steps and twelve traditions book states. The purpose of step 9 of alcoholics anonymous is to take action and apologize to those you have harmed with your drinking. Promise in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. The promises from pages 8384 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through. April 18, 2017 alcoholics anonymous is a 12step program that, if worked thoroughly and honestly, will be a significant asset toward your recovery. Step 10 promises and we have ceased fighting anything or anyoneeven alcohol. We go to meetings to learn about the steps, we find ourselves a. In step 9, however, as we prepare to execute this step, we use a high degree of discretion regarding to whom we will make amends and when this should happen. The tenth step promises are available for everyone who works for them. To many people, they represent the promises of aa, and so many would be surprised to know that each of the 12 steps has a promise associated with them.
Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. We do offer ebooks for sale online, and we continue to provide over half a million dollars in free or subsidize. What comes before that is just a sample of what will happen after step 9. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. This book is a great inspiration for everyone going broke because of alcohol. The 12 promises of aa are presented as part of working step 9, which involves making amends. Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Suggested origins of na phrases william white papers.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure. While the big book associates the 12 promises with step nine. We offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. While not formally called the promises, each step offers its own promise as to what. The big book of alcoholics anonymous includes 12 promises of. It may be some have done us more harm than we have done them. Indeed, the attainment of greater humility is the foundation principle of each of a. The 12 promises and 12 rewards grant us these freedoms and more, but only if we work for them. The 147 promises of the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
When a person begins their 12step journey in alcoholics anonymous, it is with the hope that their life will change for the better as a direct result. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and woman who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve step program, including regular attendance at group meetings. The ninth step promises are a section of the big book where recovering alcoholics are promised certain things. Although its true that they begin to come true then, they blossom forth after the completion of step 9. Alanon at same timeplace, big book meeting, discussion, online, open, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access 5. Remember though, these promises only apply to alcoholics working the steps. With a person we dislike, we take the bit in our teeth. With a bit of effort, recovery can easily become the best chapter of our lives. Connection recovery coachingmonitoring my ongoing recovery experience more aana meetings. Is it clear that god can and will relieve my compulsive overeating if i seek god. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. The whole point of recovery, is to not only regain the self that was lost to addiction, but to redefine yourself and the kind of life you are leading. Step seven humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings.
The ninth step promises can be found through pages 8384 in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book describes the results of taking steps 19 by the ninth step promises. Steps by the big book step 9 steps by the big book. The promises of recovery are found all through the big book. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. The promises chapter 6, page 8384 of the book, alcoholics anonymous if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. The 10th step promises recovery from a hopeless state. Narcotics anonymous na describes itself as a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and.
Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. Almost always we want to go further and admit other defects that have made us hard to live with. The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Alcoholics anonymous p8384 reprinted from the big book of alcoholics anonymous with permission of a. Page 83 of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, describes the promises of the twelve steps. Aa promises alcoholics anonymous lionrock recovery.
It is full of much timeless and practical wisdom and is the first standard and some would say the only standard text of a. All we must do is follow the steps and take suggestions when needed. We may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have. The nineth step promises big book alcoholics anonymous. The big book describes the results of taking steps 1 9 by the ninth step promises. Dec 07, 2018 the purpose of step 9 of alcoholics anonymous is to take action and apologize to those you have harmed with your drinking. We have begun to learn tolerance, patience and good will toward all men, even our enemies, for we look on the them as sick people.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Meeting search visit resources for other areas schedules. When and how we see the promises unfold depends on us, the action we are willing to take, and how we are living life in recovery. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. Promises in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Recovery shop is home to many unique designs related to 12step recovery groups such as aa, na, and alanon. We have a spiritual awakening and a new beginning of sane living of the spiritual principles that are the 12 steps. Important important points points regarding amends amends. The aa promises are found on pages 8384 of chapter 6, into action in alcoholics anonymous, also known as the big book written by bill wilson and dr.
Step 5 5th step promises once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. Important important points points regarding amends. The promises of aas big book hazelden betty ford foundation. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Much like the ninth step promises, the tenth step promises are a section of the big book where recovering alcoholics are promised peace and recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. A big book checklist of promises what step are you on. Search results legend click on a meeting name for more information. This step will provide you with peace of mind, relief and liberation from the chains of regret. The 9th step promises of alcoholics anonymous written by. This is the second edition of the big book, new and revised, the basic text. The one promise of na is that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose.
Some of the promises are inferred from the experiences of the first. The following are the 12 steps of narcotics anonymous, also referred to as na. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. However, each step has promises associated with it. It contains the message even for their partners and every one attached to their lives. Is it clear that no human power can relieve my compulsive overeating. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text. Is it clear to me that i am a compulsive overeater and cannot manage my own life. The big book promises getting out from going under. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Narcotics anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelvestep program, including regular attendance at group meetings. The 10th step promises alcoholics anonymous district 12.
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will. Chapter 6 into action of the big book contains the 9th step promises which describes the 12 step program of alcoholics anonymous. But the point is, putting the promises after step nine is a good divider between the thorough house cleaning we do periodically and the daily maintenance of our home. These promises are only a few that appear in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous is a 12step program that, if worked thoroughly and honestly, will be a significant asset toward your recovery. The 12 promises and the 12 rewards realistic recovery. The promises are from pages 8384 of the big book and cover the promises of what will happen when we diligently work the steps of the 12 step program. They are being fulfilled among us sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. When a person begins their 12 step journey in alcoholics anonymous, it is with the hope that their life will change for the better as a direct result. There exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful.
Specifically, they only apply to those whove reached the ninth step. The promises as given to us in the big book can be both prayer and meditation. S ince this step so specifi cally concerns itself with humility, we should pause here to consider what humility is and what the practice of it can mean to us. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either. When you complete each of the 12 steps in the program of recovery, you will see these promises come true. The 9 th step promises are read at just about every single aa meeting. We react sanely and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would. Some of the promises are directly associated with completion of a step. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Read read pages 76 84 in chapter 6, into action on step 9.
This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs bt, p. Some of the promises are inferred from the experiences of the first 100 men and women who recovered from alcoholism. The 12 promises and the 12 rewards the twelve promises page 83 and 84 of the big book we are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. The 12 promises are also referred to as the ninth step promises. By taking step 9 we have moved into the recovery phase of our life.
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