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Recordings of our weekly intensive Big Book panel study, run as an AA panel meeting, from the preface through "A Vision For You". Suitable for members of 12-step recovery groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Cocaine Anonymous (CA), that follow the practical program of action in the book "Alcoholics Anonymous". Generally hosted by David G, David G, and Nancy F - members of local groups in the far-west Chicagoland / rural Illinois areas.

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    Journey 06 - Session 94 - Apr 23 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 57:55


    Send us a textContinuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 160 paragraph 2: "The very practical approach to his problems..." through page 162 paragraph 1: "... we forsee a great increase in this helpful interchange."

    Journey 06 - Session 93 - Apr 16 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 57:06


    Send us a textContinuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 158 paragraph 3: "That afternoon he put on his clothes..." through page 160 paragraph 2: "...let him know that here was haven at last."

    Journey 06 - Session 92 - Apr 09 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 56:37


    Send us a textContinuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 156 paragraph 3: "But life was not easy for the two friends." through page 158 paragraph 2: "He had begun to have a spiritual experience."

    Journey 06 - Session 90 - Mar 26 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 61:04


    Send us a textContinuing chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 153 paragraph 1: "Now, this house will hardly accommodate its weekly visitors..." through paragraph 2: "...for those who must find a way out."

    Journey 06 - Session 89 - Mar 19 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 59:19


    Send us a textBeginning chapter 11 - A Vision For You page 151 through page 153 paragraph 0: "...Love thy neighbor as thyself."

    Journey 06 - Session 88 - Mar 12 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 54:51


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 148 paragraph 1: "Your junior executive may not agree with the con­ tents of our book." through page 150, the end of the chapter.

    Journey 06 - Session 87 - Mar 05 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 56:29


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 145 paragraph 4: "One instance comes to mind..." through page 148 paragraph 0: "But if you cannot or will not stop drinking, I think you ought to resign."

    Journey 06 - Session 86 - Feb 26 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 59:00


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 143 paragraph 1: "If your man accepts your offer..." through page 145 paragraph 3: "But sometimes our drinking will be used politically."

    Journey 06 - Session 85 - Feb 19 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 57:44


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 141 paragraph 4: "Suppose an approach is made some­ thing like this: "State that you know about his drinking, and that it must stop." through page 143 paragraph 0: "It is better for him to feel fully respon­sible."

    Journey 06 - Session 84 - Feb 12 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 49:45


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 139 paragraph 4: "A look at the alcoholic in your organization is many times illuminating." through page 141 paragraph 3: "Suppose an approach is made some­ thing like this:"

    Journey 06 - Session 83 - Feb 05 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 56:56


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 10 - To Employers page 138 paragraph 2:  "The only answer I could make..." through page 139 paragraph 3: "...you may feel this feeling rising."

    Journey 06 - Session 82 - Jan 29 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 66:38


    Send us a textStarting Chapter 10 - To Employers page 136 through page 138 paragraph 1: "... this was his last chance."

    Journey 06 - Session 81 - Jan 22 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 59:05


    Send us a textCompleting Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward page 132 paragraph 2: "So we think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness." through page 135.

    Journey 06 - Session 80 - Jan 15 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 59:19


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward page 130 paragraph 1: "Those of us who have spent much time..." through page 132 paragraph 1: "... find we are soon overcome with them."

    Journey 06 - Session 79 - Jan 08 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 59:24


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward page 127 paragraph 3: "As each member of a resentful family begins to see his shortcomings..." through page 130 paragraph 0: "He will be less likely to drink again, and anything is preferable to that."

    Journey 06 - Session 78 - Jan 01 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 58:32


    Send us a textContinuing Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward page 125 paragraph 1: "We families of Alcoholics Anonymous keep few skeletons in the closet." through page 127 paragraph 2 "...must remember he did much to make them so."

    Journey 06 - Session 77 - Dec 18 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 56:26


    Continuing Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward page 123 paragraph 1: "Suppose we tell you some of the obstacles a family will meet..." through page 125 paragraph 0: "... past occurrences should not be discussed."

    Journey 06 - Session 76 - Dec 11 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 56:17


    Continuing Chapter 8 - To Wives page 119 paragraph 2 "It is probably true that you and your husband..." through the conclusion of the chapter on page 121. Then beginning Chapter 9 - The Family Afterward page 122 through paragraph 2: "... what he can take from the family life rather than give?"

    Journey 06 - Session 75 - Dec 04 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 64:49


    Continuing Chapter 8 - To Wives page 117 paragraph 3: "Some of the snags you will encounter..." through page 119 paragraph 1 "... a woman who has gone through what you have."

    Journey 06 - Session 74 - Nov 27 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 56:38


    Continuing Chapter 8 - To Wives page 114 paragraph 2: "You may have the reverse situation on your hands." through page 117 paragraph 2: "A better way of life will emerge when they are overcome."

    Journey 06 - Session 73 - Nov 20 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 54:19


    Continuing Chapter 8 - To Wives page 112 paragraph 1: "He probably has several alcoholics among his own acquaintances." through page 114 paragraph 1: "The power of God goes deep!"

    Journey 06 - Session 72 - Nov 13 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 56:36


    Continuing Chapter 8 - To Wives page 108 paragraph 5: "One: Your husband may only be a heavy drinker." through page 112 paragraph 0: "Thus you may succeed in interesting him in alcoholism."

    Journey 06 - Session 71 - Nov 06 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 59:22


    Continuing Chapter 8 - To Wives page 106 paragraph 3: "We have tried to hold the love of our children for their father." through page 109 paragraph 0: "and the end of the chapter: "... a good number will become true alcoholics after a while."

    Journey 06 - Session 70 - Oct 30 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 57:49


    Beginning Chapter 8 - To Wives page 104 through page 106 paragraph 2: "... and we would forgive and try to forget."

    Journey 06 - Session 69 - Oct 23 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 58:58


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 101 paragraph 2: "In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism..." through page 103 and the end of the chapter: "We have to!"

    Journey 06 - Session 68 - Oct 16 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 56:32


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 100 paragraph 1: "Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress." through page 101 paragraph 1: "... on the theory he would escape the alcohol problem."

    Journey 06 - Session 67 - Oct 09 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 58:06


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 98 paragraph 3: "Now, the domestic problem." through page 100 paragraph 0: "We have seen others slip when the family came back too soon."

    Journey 06 - Session 66 - Oct 02 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 59:33


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 96 paragraph 2: "We seldom allow an alcoholic to live in our homes for a long time." through page 99 paragraph 0: "These can be discussed in an atrmosphere of helpfulness and friendliness."

    Journey 06 - Session 65 - Sep 25 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 58:33


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 96 paragraph 1: "Do not be discouraged if your prospect does not respond at once." through page 97 paragraph 1: "Ocassionally you will have to meet such conditions."

    Journey 06 - Session 64 - Sep 18 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 60:07


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 94 paragraph 2: "Your candidate may give reasons why he need not follow all of the program." through page 95 paragraph 4: "Let it go at that."

    Journey 06 - Session 63 - Sep 11 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 58:47


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 93 paragraph 1: "When dealing with such a person..." through page 94 paragraph 1: "He will be more likely to follow your suggestions."

    Journey 06 - Session 62 - Sep 04 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 58:09


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 92 paragraph 1: "If you are satisfied that he is a real alcoholic..." through page 93 paragraph 0: "... and that he live by spiritual principles."

    Journey 06 - Session 61 - Aug 28 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 58:43


    Continuing Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 90 paragraph 2: "If there is any indication that he wants to stop..." through page 92 paragraph 0: "He will match your mental inconsistencies with some of his own."

    Journey 06 - Session 60 - Aug 21 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 57:13


    Beginning Chapter 7 - Working With Others page 89 through page 90 paragraph 0: "...realizing they are dealing with a sick person."

    Journey 06 - Session 59 - Aug 14 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 57:23


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 86 paragraph 3: "In thinking about our day we may face indecision." through the end of the chapter on page 88.

    Journey 06 - Session 58 - Aug 07 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 55:23


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 86 paragraph 1: "When we retire at night, we constructively review our day." through paragraph 2: "... when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives."

    Journey 06 - Session 57 - Jul 31 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 56:06


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 85 paragraph 1: “It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels.” through page 86 paragraph 0: "Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions."

    Journey 06 - Session 56 - Jul 24 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 57:40


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 84 paragraph 3: “And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone - even alcohol.”

    Journey 06 - Session 55 - Jul 17 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 57:36


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 84 paragraph 1: "are these extravagant promises?” through paragraph 2: “Love and tolerance of others is our code.”

    Journey 06 - Session 54 - Jul 10 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 63:33


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 83 paragraph 4: "If we are painstaking about this phase of our development..."

    Journey 06 - Session 53 - Jul 03 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 58:22


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 83 paragraph 1: "Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead." through paragraph 3: "... we don't crawl before anyone."

    Journey 06 - Session 52 - Jun 26 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 55:13


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 81 (paragraph 1: "Whatever the situation, we usually have to do something about it.") through page (82 paragraph 3: "Ain't it grand the wind stopped blowin?")

    Journey 06 - Session 51 - Jun 19 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 56:38


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 78 (paragraph 3: "Perhaps we have committed a criminal offense...") through page 81 (paragraph 0: "... courageous girl who has litterally gone through hell for him.")

    Journey 06 - Session 50 - Jun 12 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 57:56


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 76 (paragraph 4: "Probably there are still some misgivings.") through page 78 (paragraph 2: "... if we are afraid to face them.")

    Journey 06 - Session 49 - Jun 05 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 60:04


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 75 (paragraph 2: “Returning home we find a place…”) through page 76 (paragraph 3: "... we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol.")

    Journey 06 - Session 48 - May 29 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 55:11


    Continuing Chapter 6 - Into Action page 73 (paragraph 4: "We must be entirely honest with somebody…") through page 75 (paragraph 2: “… walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe.”)

    Journey 06 - Session 47 - May 22 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 61:08


    Beginning Chapter 6 - Into Action page 72 through page 73 (paragraph 3: "...and their chance for recovery!"

    Journey 06 - Session 46 - May 15 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 56:13


    Continuing Chapter 5 - How It Works page 69 (paragraph 4: "God alone can judge our sex situation.") through the end of page 71 which ends the chapter.

    Journey 06 - Session 45 - May 08 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 57:33


    Continuing Chapter 5 - How It Works page 68 (paragraph 3: "Now about sex.") through page 69 (paragraph 3: "The right answer will come, if we want it.")

    Journey 06 - Session 44 - May 01 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 52:39


    Continuing Chapter 5 - How It Works page 68 (paragraph 1: "We reviewed our fears thoroughly." through paragraph 2: "At once, we commence to outgrow fear.")

    Journey 06 - Session 43 - Apr 24 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 58:46


    Continuing Chapter 5 - How It Works page 66 (paragraph 3: "We turned back to the list...") through page 68 (paragraph 0: "It seems to cause more trouble.")

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