AA
The newcomer is the most important ______ at any meeting, because we can only keep what we have by giving it away,
What is a person.
French word that derives from the Latin "pipio", often used to refer to the AA newcomer.
What is a pigeon.
Dr. Bob created the first AA group in the world, AA Group Number One, in ______, Ohio.
What is Akron.
Until we took Step One, we were full of fear and _____.
What is doubt.
The common name for a prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.
What is the Serenity Prayer.
(Short form): God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
This prayer is often used as a mantra, of sorts, by AA members. It is a powerful tool for achieving balance when our emotions threaten to overwhelm us.
Newcomers are given this at their first AA meeting.
What is a newcomer's packet.
The group that an AA member attends regularly and is their strongest link to the AA fellowship.
What is a home group.
Bill Wilson was born in East Dorset, ________ on November 26, 1895 in the middle of a snowstorm and behind the barn of his grandparents' hotel.
What is Vermont.
The First Step has left a ____ in our lives.
What is a vacuum.
"Dear God please help me to set aside everything I think I know about [people. place or thing] so I may have an open mind and a new experience. Please help me to see the truth about [people, places, or things]. AMEN."
Name this recovery prayer:
What is the Set Aside Prayer.
From the chapter "To the Agnostic", pp. 47-48.
Facilities available for AA group meetings.
What are AA clubs.
A desperate effort to stay sober solely through the exercise of one’s own willpower. Unless one finally surrenders and begins to work the Twelve Steps, such an effort is usually doomed to failure.
What is white knuckle sobriety.
Bill W. was a _____ by trade,
What is a stockbroker.
In Step ____, we begin to get in touch with ourselves.
What is four.
God, I offer myself to Thee - to build with me and do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the ____ of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love and Thy Way of Life. May I do Thy will always!
What is bondage.
(Step 3)
The only ______ for membership is a desire to stop using.
What is a requirement.
Slang for an AA member who works the First Step and then jumps directly to the Twelfth, bypassing all those in between. This shortcuts AA’s program of recovery. Any resultant sobriety is therefore shaky at best.
What is a two-stepper.
Bill Wilson's wife.
Who is Lois.
The Eighth Step starts the process of _________.
What is forgiveness.
My Creator, I am now willing that You should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that You now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my ______ to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do Your bidding. Amen
What is usefulness.
(Step 7)
One of 12 in Alcoholics Anonymous
What is a step.
This term describes directly carrying the AA message of recovery to an alcoholic who still suffers.
What is Twelve-Stepping or what is a Twelve Step call.
The only chapter of the Big Book not written by Bill W.
What is "To Employers".
Perseverance is the principle most associated with Step _____.
What is Ten.
“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.”
We asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and _____ that we would cheerfully grant a sick friend. When a person offended we said to ourselves, “This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy will be done”.
What is patience.
(Step 4- Resentments)