Nov, 2019 step 4 of alcoholics anonymous involves creating a list of your shortcomings. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional care. One difference is that the big book prayer includes. Skip this instruction if column one is not a person. At this stage of the inventory proceedings, our sponsors come to the rescue. Here is the step 11 worksheet created for our group. Everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one. You will need the big book of alcoholics anonymous. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions ref p.
We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. We have been trying to get a new attitude, a new relationship with our creator, and to discover the obstacles in our path. The 10 th step inventory can be done using your 4 th step inventory, a journal, a balance sheet, or it can be done right out of the big book pg 8485. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of course have been completed, so before starting check with your sponsor, spiritual advisor, counselor, etc. See inventory guide sheet on the next page to use as a guide while writing. Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop. However, as noted in the big book, this decision has little effect unless you, at once, start on your written step 4 inventory. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 4 6 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. Jul 06, 2005 everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. May 15, 2016 there were a few steps i needed to take before i was ready to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself. Jan 29, 2017 aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the big book comes alive. A searching, fearless moral inventory as it is expressed in chapter 5 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. All guests registered for big book seminar 2020 have been automatically preregistered for big book seminar 2021.
The 4th step inventory pages are the best i have seen. These sheets are referenced in our big book study audio sessions, so have them printed out and ready to go. This inventory is not an exercise in beating yourself up. Steps by the big book step 10 steps by the big book.
Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol drugs, actingout behaviour. Please read that instruction sheet, follow the instructions, and also read all the references in the big book. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. This is most popular due to joe and charlie, two very dynamic and popular aa big book speakers. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. People we have harmed big book, page 70, paragraph 3 we have listed the people we have hurt by our conduct, and are willing to straighten out the past if we can. Aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the. To view this printable aa step worksheet, click the orange button. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory big book. Step four made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Please read that instruction sheet, follow the instructions, and also read all the references in the big book mentioned in the instructions, and read. Rulespatterns worksheet promises inventory eight step worksheet motivational chart a guidance system 12 and 12 inventory aa book louis affirmation the twelve traditions inventory lovefour more ways to look at love sex and love addiction inventory expanded inventory worksheet. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. Fear inventory sheet 2 side 2 sex conduct inventory. Use the back to basics worksheets while you listen to the back to basics audio sessions here. Download and print out these handy worksheets and use them as you go through the 12 steps with your sponsor. I was told by my sponsor that all i had to do was work the first step to its fullest, keep attending meetings, do what i was told, and the rest will come in time. The basic reason for a commercial inventory is to find out what we have and what we dont have. Step 4 fear inventory form the big book authors indicate that the best way to deal with our fears is to do exactly what we did with resentments. Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371.
Aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the big book comes alive. Breaking down step one of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Stepbystep guide for sponsors a companion to aas big book. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits. A graphic guide to aas fourth step though our decision1 was a vital and crucial step. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. This is also a guide and format for use or application of a. All big book quotes are from the first edition of the big book 02262008, 01. There were a few steps i needed to take before i was ready to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself. These two men are credited with making the big book of aa more accessible to many who otherwise found the. These are the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. My inventory putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Dont be discouraged when your character defects are not immediately lifted.
Everything contained in these sheets is directly from the big book alcoholics anonymous, there. Note that this book is not an official alcoholics anonymous material. Use the back to basics worksheets while you listen to. How did my behavior contribute to the situation, causing the. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory. Questions from the 12 and 12 text step nine 99 we made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step.
Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the. The following checklist merely suggests what some people consider flaws. Fourth step guide and was taken directly from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. There is a detailed instruction sheet that goes with the step 4 inventory forms, from the workshop. It is not a guide from any rehabilitation center, nor a guide from any person, but rather the a. The information provided through is not to be used for diagnosing or treating any health problem or disease. Consider having a round robin discussion about one particular defect, and the groups experiences with step 6 by the big book. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of.
If men and women didnt exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to. Fourth step guide program theory alcoholics anonymous. We hope it will assist you in completing your personal inventory. The steps are in the big book, the work book for example page 3 step 2 tells you to go in the aa big bookpps. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this but does not suggest writing anything down. These are the original and official 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. Before each fourth column, consider in paragraph form how have i done the. Daily inventory as many of you know from my sharing at the thursday night 12 step meetings, it took me a long time to get to even work on the 12 steps. The big book helped guide me through this process, and though i repeatedly read and studied the book, this wasnt entirely an intellectual exercise. You can get the latest version of these worksheets and other aa materials at. On the next page is a modified 3rd step prayer which i recommend. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics.
The worksheets were created by using the precise instructions in the big book to make taking the fourth step as easy and simple as possible. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category aa step 1. Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group. The aa cleveland district office has put together the following fourth step guide and was taken directly from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The bedevilments page 52 opposite the promises page 83 the promises of alcohol vs. I worked 4th step inventory before the ones i have worked in the past had check boxes that left me feeling as if something was left undone. I recommend it as a teaching tool or if you are confused about the step 4 inventory and want a more detailed explanation. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, pride, vanity, egotistical, selfpity.
On page 64 in the big book a commercial inventory is suggested for step 4. Please print 2 sides on one sheet of paper sheet 1 side. Nov 04, 20 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. These two men are credited with making the big book of. Listed below is a awesome fourth step inventory charts, directions, and prompt sheets. The first step of anything is a beginning, so the first step of the alcoholics anonymous 12 steps is the beginning of your recovery process. Don t be discouraged when your character defects are not immediately lifted. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step states that we made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Fourth step guide pages in adobe acrobat pdf format. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aa s 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. General disclaimer is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in providing medical or health advice. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. The 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of twelvestep programs. Dont be discouraged when your character defects are not immediately.
What is the nature of my wrongs, faults, mistakes, defects. Below is a more indepth explanation of the step 4 inventory from the bba, including examples. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. I find this document helpful when i do my 4th step inventory using the bba work sheets. If you get these 4th step worksheets anywhere else they are likely not the originals and may have been changed or altered. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. As noted in the big book, the wording of the step 3 prayer is optional. The steps are in the big book, the work book for example page 3 step 2 tells you to go in the aa big book pps. You will need to print several resentment inventory blank sheets, 46 fear inventory grids pick a format you like. Emotional sobriety and food step 11 inventory 12212014 emotional sobriety and food step 11 inventory 12212014 how to listen to god below are various versions of the pamphlets how to begin practicing quiet time a. Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many of us had never attempted. If men and women didnt exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct shelter, there would be no survival.
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