How it works 61 his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished, the show would be great. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead. Step four prayer freedom from resentment step 4 of the. Column one people, institutions, principles with whom we are angry. Nov 04, 20 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. Directions for taking step 5 are listed on page 75, paragraph 1, lines 18 and paragraph 2, lines 12.
Reading from left to right, we now see the resentment column 1, the cause column 2, the part of self that had been a. Another tool is the night time inventory as suggested in step 11 of the alcoholics anonymous program. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth. Step 4 aa learn how to do the 4th step inventory in the 12 steps of. Emotional sobriety worksheets pdf fill online, printable, fillable. Directions for taking step 4 are listed on page 64, paragraphs 1 and 2. By writing first, then doing the 5 th step we can look at resentment, fear and harm individually, the way it says in the big book. You do not need to print any of the following step materials until you are instructed to do so. In your aa big book, read page 63 bottom 66 bottom, ending at poison. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but. Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group.
Session 10 fear inventory step 4 how it works our fears. These meetings can be accessed go to thought and click on read more for how to accessfor free via computer, tablets and mobile devices, and also by telephone by calling the teleconference line. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category resentment inventory. Step 12 is having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps. As an emotion, anger arises from a perception that one has been intentionally wronged. It also includes an exercise to help overcome resentments beyond merely writing them down. Alcoholism12 step support big book awakening i have just gotten involved in some bba meetings and am interested to hear others experience with bba, whether it be in meetings, workshops, working the steps, etc. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. In trying to make these arrange ments our actor may sometimes be quite virtuous.
Some of the worksheets displayed are resentment inventory prompt, examples resentments inventory, fourth step inventory, big book awakening, fourth step inventory, resentments, resentments, step made a searching and fearless moral inventory of. Read and highlight the balance of page 63 and page 64 in the big book. Carry the message into donovan correctional facility. Over the past year, i have been working very closely with dan helping him process orders for the big book awakening workbooks and cd sets. It was dans wish that the big book awakening workbook be preserved, in its current state. Page 67 of the book, alcoholics anonymous, states, resentment is the number one offender. Twelve step guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book, 2004, herb k. Nov 22, 2014 as the viewer is literally walked through the aa big book oneparagraphatatime skipping nothing. Big book of alcoholics anonymous big book awakening. Thank you god for your help and strength with this resentment. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. It contains an article i wrote for those who need god, as you understand him.
Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us. Twelve step workshop herbk 2017 updated 12122016 assignment 8 step two. Big book this pamphlet spells out taking step 4 as described in chapter 5, how it works from the big book, alcoholics anonymous. Big book sexual inventory page 69 recovery farmhouse. Twelve steps to spiritual awakening workshop 2019 revised 01012019 a twelvemonth workshop using the book alcoholics anonymous to those interested in participating in the weekly meetings for twelve months. May 11, 2020 also featuring a comprehensive inventory tool which allows you to create your step 4 and your step 10 inventory. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous. Jennifer a on experience the big book aa meetings available online. The big book says that this business of resentment is infinitely gravewhen harboring such feeling, we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit the insanity of our addiction returns after identifying these resentments in step 4, the rest of the steps help us to learn how to watch out for resentments and to deal with. There is a difference in an awakening and an understanding. I show them how i did it in my aa big book and how i abbreviate as in do i believe it is dib.
One of the big decisions, was what to do with the big book awakening workbook. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book. God please help me see the truth about my resentments. Jan 16, 2018 michael taylor on thoughts on recovery no. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book.
Read read chapter 5, how it works, on the fear inventory. The bb awakening guide i mentioned has you addsubtract stuff from the bb and you make your changes in your aa big book. 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. That comes from following the precise instructions in the big book as you take the 12 steps then, seek to better understand what you experienced in the awakening. Cover sheet big book awakening 4th step big book awakening san. And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. This first section is the spiritual tool kit to assist with the process of achieving a spiritual awakening as outlined in the big book. Twelve step guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book, herb k. 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. Big book awakening 4th step inventory examples and samples resentment, columns 14, fear, sex, and sexual ideal to download the most current versions.
As you read bba pages 9, put them in the doctors opinion of the aa big book. But above all, we tried to be sensible on this question. When you hear joe hawk do one of he bb studies hit xa, do a search for joe h, and download joehsantamonica2004cd1 joehsantamonica2004cd7. Reread and highlight chapter 4 in the big book, in a different color. You can create different inventories based on the big book style resentment, fear, sex and harms done. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Apr 20, 2020 the big book says that this business of resentment is infinitely gravewhen harboring such feeling, we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit the insanity of our addiction returns after identifying these resentments in step 4, the rest of the steps help us to learn how to watch out for resentments and to deal with. This time highlight and mark the phrases that you can embrace, especially looking at the synonyms, for. There is a section in the big book that is similar to what wright and james have observed. Fears starting with our resentment inventory, column four, question 4. Resentment inventory worksheets teacher worksheets. Resentment, columns 14, fear, sex, and sexual ideal. Learning the process of overcoming resentment literally saves the lives of people who are afflicted with the disease of alcoholism.
In the aa big book, read the doctors opinion on pages xxv xxxii. Sold by recovery now and ships from amazon fulfillment. Experience the big book aa meetings available online. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. As you read bba pages 53, 58 and 59, put them in your aa big book. Harms done to others with special emphasis on sex harms. It responds to an act or omission that we see or construe as unjust or unfair, an offense or injury. In my experience, doing the fourth step right out of the big book was what led me to freedom. When ready have your sponsee write their inventory for resentments, fears, sex conduct and all other harms. Here we find human opinions running to extremes absurd extremes, perhaps.
Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth edition big book paperback january 1, 2006 by dan sherman author 4. When ready meet with your sponsee to hear their inventory. Aa speakers surrender to spiritual awakening duration. In life there is constant change on april 14 th, 2016, we were burdened with informing the world of recovery and those outside of the 12 step community, that dan sherman passed away, after a courageous 4 year battle with cancer as you can imagine, dan had many personal decisions that needed to be made. Big book of alcoholics anonymous big book awakening workbook. Twelve steps to spiritual awakening enlightenment for everyone, herb k. Anger and resentment are the subjects of our 4 th step inventory in the big book.
In the resentment inventory, dont write across, do it in columns, i. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions ref p. Step 12 is having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps first experience the awakening. The 4th step inventory is a way of seeing how our character defects, or old worn out defenses, are personal stumbling blocks which can to be cleared out of the way in the steps that follow.
Also featuring a comprehensive inventory tool which allows you to create your step 4 and your step 10 inventory. I have just started to work the 12 steps with a bba guideworkbook, idiots guide and a. As the viewer is literally walked through the aa big book oneparagraphatatime skipping nothing. Due to the covid19 pandemic, the experience the big book meetings will be accessible online as zoom video conferences, starting sunday, march 22, 2020 at 6pm central time. It responds to an act or omission that we see or construe as unjust or unfair, an offense or injury against our person or something important to us.