Bill W. Reads “How it Works”

Can’t get to a meeting? Try the links below:

Laurel Recovery on YouTube

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• Joe and Charlie Big Book study – Recorded in 1998
• Joe and Charlie Big Book Comes Alive – Recorded 2013
• 12 Steps Workshop by Sandy B
• Back to the Forties
• The Famous “Drop The Rock” Talk – 1976
• Bill W. Talks about the 12 Traditions
• Original Manuscript of the Big Book
• XA-Speakers – The lights are on!
• Read the Big Book
• Read the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
• Read Daily Reflections
• How it Works

 

Dr. Bob’s last message – On keeping the A.A. program simple. Talk delivered at the First International Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, July 1950.

 

 

 

 

AA Websites

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  If you are concerned with a drinking problem, wish to learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous or want to find A.A. near you, we can help you.
• Our A.A. Service Area, also known as Area 13 in the A.A. service structure, is also called the Washington Area General Service Assembly (WAGSA). Area 13 represents all A.A. groups in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland at the annual A.A. General Service Conference. It also includes all Spanish-language A.A. groups in the District of Columbia, the state of Maryland and Virginia..
• Washington Area Intergroup Association (WAIA)
  The Washington Area Intergroup Association is a service board of representatives from the groups in the Washington Area, including Montgomery and P.G. Counties, MD, as well as Washington, DC. Its purpose is service work — to help the groups carry the message on an area-wide basis. Just a fewexamples are: answering the A.A. telephones, publishing the Where & When, taking meetings to hospitals and institutions, and sponsoring various area events.

Sandy B. The Famous “Drop The Rock” Talk – 1976

 

THE DIRECTIONS FOR TAKING THE TWELVE STEPS

Please note: It is suggested that the steps be taken with a sponsor or sharing partner who is able to act as a guide,  answer questions, has a working knowledge of the Twelve Steps and has completed all Twelve Steps at least once under the guidance of a sponsor or sharing partner.

Original Manuscript of the Big Book

Ch.1 Bill’s Story
Ch.2 There Is A Solution
Ch.3 More About Alcoholism
Ch.4 We Agnostics
Ch.5 How It Works
Ch.6 Into Action
Ch.7 Working With Others
Ch.8 To Wives
Ch.9 The Family Afterward
Ch.10 To Employers
Ch.11 A Vision For You