Thursday Big Book Step Study » Writing assignments

Assignment for July 7, 2011

desp130 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:54:03 +0000

Please be prepared to share an 11th Step nightly review on the live call on Thursday.

June 30th workshop

Stephanie — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:39:19 +0000

June 30th workshop

Words:
presumption
inspiration
attuned

Questions:
1. Are you committed to having a “quiet time” each day without exception?
a. If no, why?
b. What time of day works best for you?
c. What type of format works best for you?
d. Before next week, e-mail or call someone with your answers.

2. Do atleast one written “nightly review” (questions on page 86 BB) and give it to someone.

Writing for June 2, 2011

desp130 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:47:37 +0000

Step 11

1. Do a spot check during the day (10^th Step), and throughout the day.

2. Do a Nightly Review (11^th Step) before going to bed.

3. Do Quiet Time, “No matter what!”

REMINDER: For June 9^th and 16^th, listen to the Trust and Rely on God recordings on prayer and meditation by calling this number:
641-715-3900, Code: 97200#.

The June 16^th recording is based on the 11^th Step in the AA 12 and 12 and reading will be from the “Reflections”, an AA daily meditations book.

Writing for May 12, 2011

desp130 — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:37:24 +0000

Tradition 10
AA 12 & 12, p.176

Words:
provocation
controversy
perish

Google: “Washingtonians”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonian_movement

Writing for May 5, 2011

desp130 — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:57:44 +0000

Step 10

Words:
Perverse

Writing:
Stop everyday at 4pm. Do a 10^th step inventory whether you need to or not.

Ask yourself:
Have you been resentful today?
Have you been selfish today?
Have you been dishonest today?
Have you been fearful today?

Did you need to discuss anything with someone today?
Is there anything you could have done better today?

Were you kind today?
Were you loving today?
Was it about your self?
Was it about others?
Was it about fitting into the stream of life?

Writing Assignment for April 21, 2011

desp130 — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:29:09 +0000

Step 10: AA 12 & 12, p. 92

Words:
vigilance
pointless

Writing:
Write about your last resentment.

Writing Assignment for April 14, 2011

desp130 — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:09:34 +0000

Step 10

Words:
develop
tirade

Writing:

1. Write on two recent self-seeking situations, one when you used these disciplines, and another when you did not. For each situation, write out what happened, and how it ended.

Disciplines:

PRACTICE SELF-RESTRAINT: Stop/pause. Step back.

ASK GOD FOR HELP.

DO INVENTORY:

Do an honest analysis of selfishness, resentment, dishonesty, and fear.
Be willing to admit when the fault is yours.
Be willing to forgive when the fault is elsewhere.

2. Write out what this means to you: “looking for progress and not perfection”.

Do you want to be perfect? Why do you want to be perfect? Can you achieve perfection? Why can you achieve perfection? Are you willing to accept that you cannot achieve perfection?

Write about progress. Have you seen progress? What does progress mean to you? Can you accept progress?

3. What are these self-seeking behaviors: failed to be fair-minded, unkind tirade, willful self-judgment, power driven argument, silent scorn? Have I done any of these recently?

Writing Assignment for April 7, 2011

desp130 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:10:46 +0000

Step 10

Word: axiom

Writing:
Write about the last well-nursed grudge you held that made your life miserable.

1. What was the grudge?
2. Why did you hang on to it?
3. How did it effect your life?

Writing Assignment for March 31, 2011

desp130 — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:14:14 +0000

Step 10: AA Big Book, p 85

Take all of paragraph 1 (starts with “It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action….”) and paragraph 2 on page 85, and break them down, line by line, and write what each line means to you.

Writing Assignment for March 24, 2011

desp130 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:53:25 +0000

Step 10: AA Big Book, p. 85

1. What does it mean for you to be in fit spiritual condition? What actions do you need to take?

2. Get 3×5 cards and write out the actions that you need to do keep spiritually fit. Put them in strategic places: your pocketbook, car, bathroom, Big book, wherever you will see them often.

3. What do you have to do for emotional and physical sobriety?

4. Write out your 10th Step: write out resentments, fears, emotional upsets.