This is Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book. These are one and two page readings from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous complimentary to “How It Works”.
These can be found in different groups around the US that are used in conjunction with the Preamble and I Am Responsible openings often used in meetings available from the General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous. Some of these are used to begin meetings, some are used while the 7th Tradition is being observed, and some are used at the close of a meeting.
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These are from a collection of over 1800 expressions, sayings, one liners, acronyms, slogans and variations commonly heard around the tables. Here are sets of acronyms and slogans that are frequently heard around the tables. Many are yet to be added to the Slogan of the Day rotation. Keep Coming Back.
AroundTheTables has no comment or opinion on slogans or acronyms. AroundTheTables gives some general views and opinions expressed around the tables of AA.
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Topics, awakenings, or insights, is written about by members of AA as they experienced them around the tables of AA There are many in "The Grapevine" here are some more. Information that may help correct certain misconceptions in or about AA
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Big Book Study is an in depth study of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous".
This site presents free of charge a study of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" through the first seven chapters and some of the personal stories from the back.
The Big Book Study is very useful for growth, knowledge, understanding, and effectiveness. There are various expansions and explanations of concepts and definitions that maybe employed for self and when working with others.
Some historical and biographical information is included about the Big Book and the contributors to it.
Many of the contributors to this web sight and have been to various Big Book Studies and have found depth and weight, understanding and awakening as a result of studying the Steps with the old timers that presented the various studies.
The Big Book Study is dedicated to those that came before and those yet to come that have been and will be of unique help and usefulness to others through their altruistic actions.
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Daily Big Book uses the 2nd Edition version of the Big Book.
Daily Big Book compliments the Big Book Study.
Most Daily Big Book are linked to an in depth informational page click on (More) to reach these pages. A2T hopes to broaden and deepen the understanding and use of the Big Book.
AroundTheTables does not advocate or guarantee information in any way pages or information in Daily Big Book Expansions. Review, disagreement, and corrections may be sent to the Contact Us link.
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Soap box critique of ideas stated as facts in Alcoholics Anonymous and sometimes just a soap box for members.
The authors of these have found certain concepts to be lacking or false and have contributed a couple of paragraphs to rub out blind alleys presented in meetings. Here concerns and warnings of common mistakes made by members that they too may have made and now write about.
AroundTheTables.com does not advocate in any way pages or information in Diatribes. Many of these have been sent to AroundTheTables.com and/or requested.
You may contribute you own "Diatribe" by emailing your few paragraphs regarding the areas you have found that need to be addressed. These are subject to review, edit, and may become freely available worldwide.
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These are various materials that many have found useful and have been passed around the tables of Alcoholics Anonymous over the years or material submitted from the web.
AroundTheTables.com does not advocate in any way pages in "More Material".
Here you will find "desiderata","The Paradoxes", and many others. Some are serious and a few amusing such as the "Squirrel's Prayer" and "rent-a-sponsor". You may contribute material you have come across. These are subject to review and may become available on the www.
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Q & A are questions that have been submitted and answers from the classic AA teaching and material. You may submit your Questions and Old Timers will be queried, the Big Book and 12 &12 researched and the reply posted ASAP. Answers to questions that are asked multiple times are posted on this site.
A couple of axioms we learned are:
"The unknowing ask the wise.
The wise ask the experienced."
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"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
- Herbert Spencer
To submit questions cut and paste the address given in Contact Us into your email.
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A few lines to give ideas and meditations
These few lines use quotes from the Big Book, 12 &12, and old timers as a base for thoughts on the path of recovery. These are short ideas and aspects of the program and do not always cover all perspectives of the information. You may contribute you own “Short” by emailing your few lines in areas you have found an insight. These are subject to review, modification, and may become free for use worldwide.
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AA Slogans
You will see some old slogans and some new ones. Slogan from collection of over 1800 that Around The Tables is using in the Slogan of the Day box on the Homepage.
Here you will find slogans without "four letter" words.
You may send your expressions and one liners. These will be added to the collection and may eventually be available on the www.
AroundTheTables is a work of giving and no accreditation is given.
AroundTheTables has no comment or opinion on slogans. AroundTheTables gives some general views and opinions expressed around the tables of AA.
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Information about Sponsorship.
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You will find the documents here with numerous links. AroundTheTables.com hopes you find something new and exciting. These pages are for AA members that want to work the Steps and follow the Traditions.
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A sentence or saying frequently used around the tables of Alcoholics Anonymous in one page format.
These slogans are full page versions similar to the original five printed and sent out by The Grapevine (our meeting in print) and the six slogans that can be found in the front of the One Day At A Time book.
Trites are being built from a collection of over 1500 expressions, sayings, and one liners. You may contribute your “Trite” and it maybe added too! These are subject to review and may become available worldwide.
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