Big book awakening resentment inventory

As an emotion, anger arises from a perception that one has been intentionally wronged. Harms done to others with special emphasis on sex harms. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. If you have a resentment you want to be free of, if you will pray for the person or the thing that you resent, you will be free. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. 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. Step 4 aa learn how to do the 4th step inventory in the 12 steps of. Fears starting with our resentment inventory, column four, question 4. Reading from left to right, we now see the resentment column 1, the cause column 2, the part of self that had been a. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. Read and highlight the balance of page 63 and page 64 in the big book. Read and highlight big book instructions on meditation pages 8588. 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. Resentment inventory worksheets teacher worksheets. Big book sexual inventory page 69 recovery farmhouse. 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. 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. 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. Another tool is the night time inventory as suggested in step 11 of the alcoholics anonymous program. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but. Here we find human opinions running to extremes absurd extremes, perhaps.

Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous. 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. 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. Step ten suggests we continue to take personal inventorystep 4 and continue to set right any new mistakes steps 8,9 as we go along.

Reread and highlight chapter 4 in the big book, in a different color. 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. God please help me see the truth about my resentments. 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. We have laid out the 4 th step inventory here so that it follows the big book.

You can create different inventories based on the big book style resentment, fear, sex and harms done. It responds to an act or omission that we see or construe as unjust or unfair, an offense or injury. When you hear joe hawk do one of he bb studies hit xa, do a search for joe h, and download joehsantamonica2004cd1 joehsantamonica2004cd7. Twelve step guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book, 2004, herb k. The bb awakening guide i mentioned has you addsubtract stuff from the bb and you make your changes in your aa big book. Step 12 is having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps. Directions for taking step 5 are listed on page 75, paragraph 1, lines 18 and paragraph 2, lines 12. It was dans wish that the big book awakening workbook be preserved, in its current state. In the resentment inventory, dont write across, do it in columns, i.

Nov 22, 2014 as the viewer is literally walked through the aa big book oneparagraphatatime skipping nothing. Twelve step workshop herbk 2017 updated 12122016 assignment 8 step two. How it works 61 his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished, the show would be great. Big book awakening 4th step inventory examples and samples resentment, columns 14, fear, sex, and sexual ideal to download the most current versions. Directions for taking step 4 are listed on page 64, paragraphs 1 and 2. Column one people, institutions, principles with whom we are angry.

Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group. But above all, we tried to be sensible on this question. Anger and resentment are the subjects of our 4 th step inventory in the big book. This first section is the spiritual tool kit to assist with the process of achieving a spiritual awakening as outlined in the big book. It also includes an exercise to help overcome resentments beyond merely writing them down. Cover sheet big book awakening 4th step big book awakening san. Page 67 of the book, alcoholics anonymous, states, resentment is the number one offender. Nov 04, 20 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth edition big book paperback january 1, 2006 by dan sherman author 4. When ready have your sponsee write their inventory for resentments, fears, sex conduct and all other harms. There is a difference in an awakening and an understanding.

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. Sold by recovery now and ships from amazon fulfillment. 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. Twelve steps to spiritual awakening enlightenment for everyone, herb k. Learning the process of overcoming resentment literally saves the lives of people who are afflicted with the disease of alcoholism. Emotional sobriety worksheets pdf fill online, printable, fillable.

Twelve step guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book, herb k. May 11, 2020 also featuring a comprehensive inventory tool which allows you to create your step 4 and your step 10 inventory. Experience the big book aa meetings available online. 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. When ready meet with your sponsee to hear their inventory. In my experience, doing the fourth step right out of the big book was what led me to freedom. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions ref p. 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. Mike on experience the big book aa meetings available online. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category resentment inventory. On awakening let us think about the twentyfour hours ahead.

You do not need to print any of the following step materials until you are instructed to do so. And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol. As the viewer is literally walked through the aa big book oneparagraphatatime skipping nothing. Big book awakening for use with alcoholics anonymous fourth. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371.

Jan 16, 2018 michael taylor on thoughts on recovery no. Big book of alcoholics anonymous big book awakening workbook. One of the big decisions, was what to do with the big book awakening workbook. Step four prayer freedom from resentment step 4 of the. I have just started to work the 12 steps with a bba guideworkbook, idiots guide and a. Jennifer a on experience the big book aa meetings available online. As you read bba pages 53, 58 and 59, put them in your aa big book. Big book of alcoholics anonymous big book awakening.

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. Read read chapter 5, how it works, on the fear inventory. Big book this pamphlet spells out taking step 4 as described in chapter 5, how it works from the big book, alcoholics anonymous. Thank you god for your help and strength with this resentment. In trying to make these arrange ments our actor may sometimes be quite virtuous. 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. There is a section in the big book that is similar to what wright and james have observed. Step 12 is having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps first experience the awakening. Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us. This time highlight and mark the phrases that you can embrace, especially looking at the synonyms, for. Resentment, columns 14, fear, sex, and sexual ideal.

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. I show them how i did it in my aa big book and how i abbreviate as in do i believe it is dib. Aa speakers surrender to spiritual awakening duration. Session 10 fear inventory step 4 how it works our fears. 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 does not suggest writing anything down. As you read bba pages 9, put them in the doctors opinion of the aa big book.