FIRST 6 PAGES Acceptance 30 Admission 5 30 7 Aloneness 7 89 Amends 76 8 83 & & 3 3 Apologizing For Depending On God 68 3 Arguments 98 3 As We Go Through The Day 87 Last Par. Assuming Blame 7 Avoiding Worry 86 Caution To Wives 7 3 & Christ (Mentioned In Bill s Story) Criminal Offenses 78 Through 80 Begin at 3 Daily Reprieve 85 Demanding Spouses 8 Domestic Troubles 80 Through 8 Faith and Action 93 & 3 Family Respectfulness 90, 3 & Family Criticism 6 & 3 Family Reconstruction 83 Family Separation 99
FIRST 6 PAGES Fear 67 68, & 3 How It Works 58 Through 60 Immunity From Drinking 89 Intolerance When Working With Others 03 Inventory 6 Through 7 Is Sobriety Enough 8 & 3 Keeping Spiritually Active 56 3 Life Run On Self Will 60 Through 6 5 Then & Living God s Will 85 Living The Spiritual Life 83 Material Gain vs. Spiritual Progress 7 No Effective Mental Defense Against The st Drink 3 Last Par. Omissions 80 On Awakening 86 On Retiring at Night 86 Phenomenon Of Craving XXVI Through XXVIII Then 5 Physical Illness (Allergy to Alcohol) XXIV Prayers: Third Step Prayer Prayers: Sixth / Seventh Step Prayer Prayers: Prayer For When We Are Offended Prayers: Carry The Vision of God s Will Into All Our Activities 63 76 67 85 Procrastination 7 The Promises 83 8 Ends In &
FIRST 6 PAGES Proper Use Of Will Power 85 Prospect s Decision 95 3 Quit Playing God 6 Through 63 3 Then Repairing The Damage 99 Resentment 6 3 Restless, Irritable, and Discontented XXVI Return To Sanity 8 3 Self Preservation 59 Self Will Run Riot 6 Selfishness (Self Centeredness) 6 Selfishness, Dishonesty, Resentment, And Fear 83 8 Spiritual Growth 85 & Sponsor s Spiritual Obligation 00 Step 30 & Step Ch. Step 3 63 & 3 Step 63 Through 7 Ending in Step 5 7 Through 75 To Last Par. Step 6 76 Step 7 76 Step 8 76 Through 8 3 Ending in 3
FIRST 6 PAGES Step 9 76 Through 8 3 Ending in Step 0 8 Through 85 & Step 85 Through 88 3 Step 89 (Chapter 7) Trust In God 68 Unpaid Debts 78 When In Doubt 6, & 3 When In Doubt About Drinking Places 0 3 Where To Find God 95 3 Where To Place Our Reliance 6 Working With Others 89 (Chapter 7) Wrongs We Cannot Right 83 3 You Might Be An Alcoholic If This index was compiled by many sober alcoholics who searched the Big Book for answers to their problems and questions. It is far from complete so; please feel free to add to it (spaces are left for just that purpose). This index is meant to help you and is by no means a substitute for reading the Big Book. p. 3 Bill turned it over p. Hopeless nature of our malady p. 5 Pick up simple kit of spiritual tools and find the th dimension p. 3 Insanity defined lack of proportion / inability to think straight p. 35 Relapse due to failure to enlarge our spiritual life p. 39 Unable to stop on the basis of self knowledge
FIRST 6 PAGES p. 3 God is answer, and defense p. 5 Need for a Higher Power p. 7 Willingness to believe is cornerstone for spiritual structure p. 53 Faith is reasonable / God is everything, or nothing p. 56 Willingness to turn it over leads to miracle of recovery p. 60 Even with good motives a life run on self will can hardly be a success p. 6 Spiritual, mental, and physical disease overcome spiritual malady first p. 70 Sex what if we fall short, pray for guidance, if troublesome throw ourselves further into helping others p. 77 Real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and people about us p. 83 Spiritual life not a theory, we have to live it p. 8 Sanity has returned p. 98 Only condition for recovery is to trust in God, and clean house p. 99 Our recovery depends on our relationship with God p. 00 Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do things alcoholics aren t supposed to do p. 0 Be aware of your motives p. 0 If we can t meet temptation we still have alcoholic mind is something wrong with our spiritual status p. 30 Head in clouds with Him, but feet planted firmly on the ground p. 33 Seek medical help if needed p. 5 Four horseman 5