Is the book Living Sober AA approved?
We hailed Living Sober as “Conference-approved” literature, which described what we knew as the true AA — the AA that works — the AA that had saved our lives.
What is the motto of AA?
It is commonly quoted as: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
What does the big book say about helping others?
Helping others is the foundation stone of your recovery. A kindly act once in a while isn’t enough. You have to act the Good Samaritan every day, if need be. It may mean the loss of many nights’ sleep, great interference with your pleasures, interruptions to your business.
Who wrote the AA book Living Sober?
Alcoholics Anonymous
Living Sober/Authors
Is the Serenity Prayer in the big book of AA?
The Serenity Prayer, page 41, 12 & 12 God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Thy will, not mine, be done. 2. Pages 86, Big Book On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead.
What does easy mean in AA?
For example, “Easy Does It,” means – relax! Don’t fret and worry and stew and struggle! Take it easy! Relax! Everyone who has an intimate knowledge of the alcoholic will agree that one of the first things he needs to do is to relax, not only in the early stages of A.A. but forever after and a day.
What does the AA Big Book say about fear?
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous tells us that we are driven by a hundred forms of fear. That it is “An evil corroding thread.” Again, not necessarily phobias, but the fear that is driven by our instinctual needs. When we act out of fear, it is commonly due to one of our three basic needs being threatened.
What does the AA Big Book say about trust?
The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house. We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. They trust their God. All of the Twelve Steps require sustained and personal exertion to conform to their principles and so, we trust, to God’s will.