Action
The new person may be helping you more than you are helping him.
What happens when you outline the A.A. program of action (the 12 Steps)?
(Big Book, p. 94)
An assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him.
What is every A.A. meeting?
(12 & 12, p. 33)
The last sentence of the Serenity Prayer as it appears at the end of Step 3 in "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions."
What is, "Thy will, not mine, be done"?
(12 & 12, p. 41)
Alcoholics simply will not listen to such a person as this.
What is a paid twelfth-stepper?
(12 & 12, p. 161)
The deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.
What is true ambition?
(12 & 12, pp.124-125)
The author of this Big Book story says, "In helping one another, we are able to stay sober."
What is "Another Chance"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 534)
This is directly proportional to my level of acceptance.
What is my serenity?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 420; 3rd edition, p. 452)
We come to rely upon this plane to direct our thinking.
What is inspiration?
(Big Book, p. 87)
The Big Book says it is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.
What is our real purpose?
(Big Book, p. 77)
The author of this Big Book story says, "All the credit belongs to God."
What is "Building a New Life"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 485)
The author of this Big Book story says, "Through A.A., I can start from now and make a brand-new end."
What is "Safe Haven"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 457)
The author of this Big Book story says, "Don't give up until the miracle happens."
What is "My Bottle, My Resentments, and Me"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 445)
The author of this Big Book story says, '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."
What is "Freedom from Bondage"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 552; 3rd edition, p. 552)
The basic service that the A.A. Fellowship gives, our principal aim and the main reason for our existence.
What is our Twelfth Step -- carrying the message?
(The A.A. Service Manual, p. S1)
The author of this Big Book story says, "I came into A.A. solely for the purpose of sobriety, but it has been through A.A. that I have found God."
The author of the Big Book story says, "The tools of sobriety and recovery in A.A. are there for me to use in all aspects of my life."
What is "On the Move"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 493)
The author of this Big Book story says, "The best is yet to come."
What is "A Drunk, Like You"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 406)
If you do this, you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances.
What is "follow the dictates of a Higher Power"?
(Big Book, p. 100)
The author of this Big Book story says, "I trust in my God, stay involved in A.A. service, go to lots of meetings, work with others, and practice the Steps to the best of my willingness each day."
What is "Crossing the River of Denial"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 337)
The author of this Big Book story says, "As my faith grows, my fears lessen."
What is "A Vision of Recovery"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 499)
The author of this Big Book story says, "I count it a privilege to help another drunk."
What is "A Late Start"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 543)
The author of this Big Book story says, "Today I choose to be happy, and when I'm not, I have the tools of this program to put me back on track."
What is "Winner Takes All"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 381)
The author of this Big Book story says, "Humility is the key."
What is "Gutter Bravado"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 511)
According to A.A. co-founder Bill W., "we of A.A. all believe that this freedom is truly the freedom by which we live -- the freedom in which we have our being."
What is our freedom to serve?
(Concept XII, Twelve Concepts for World Service, p. 73)
The author of this Big Book story says, "Today my life is filled with miracles big and small, not one of which would ever have come to pass had I not found the doors of Alcoholics Anonymous."
What is "Twice Gifted"?
(Big Book, 4th edition, p. 475)