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. Carefully reading the first five proposals the first five steps we ask. If you get these 4th step worksheets anywhere else they are likely not the originals and may have been changed or altered. Originally introduced in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, the fourth step. If you need additional resentment inventory, fear inventory or sex inventory blank sheets. This is one of the best summaries on the 4th step that i have ever come across. May 9, 2015 step 4 worksheets 4th step guide fourth step inventory big book study worksheets. We attend the beginners meetings together, we read the big book together, we take the steps together, and we recover together. Fourth step inventory one of the key concepts wally p. This is the step 4 emotional sobriety oa worksheet in a word document and a pdf file.
It is an effort to discover the truth about the stockintrade. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a. You can also hear our thursday big book study recordings at. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory big book.
See more ideas about 12 step worksheets, 12 steps recovery, worksheets. Jul 06, 2005 everything contained in the fourth step inventory worksheets is directly from the book alcoholics anonymous. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category aa step 1. I listed my resentments on paper, but not necessarily in chronological order. This guide has been prepared not as a replacement for or interference to our basic texts the big book and 12 and 12 but as a companion for the ideas and directions presented there. 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. Please keep in mind that the fourth step is not dealing with changing anything. Fourth step invento ry these 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. To be able to start on this step, the previous three steps must of.
As we read in the preface to the fourth edition of the big book. When the word optional is used in the worksheets, it means that the big book suggests doing this. This is a written inventory based on the 4 absolutes. This is most popular due to joe and charlie, two very dynamic and popular aa big book speakers. Fourth step inventory introduction to the 4th step inventory. This is a brief history of how the socal version of the big book comes alive with bill m. How have i done the things ive resented in column 2 to the person ive listed in. 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. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Nov 20, 2019 there is a 4th step guide available online for all 12 step members. The language and format is taken largely from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. 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. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 14 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. The original source for these worksheets is sadly no longer available. A business which takes no regular inventory usually goes broke. The vault 4th step inventory app allows you to enter your inventory information in a logical step by step way, then saves the information in an inventory spreadsheet that is laid out much like many of the 4th step guides that you can find on the internet like joe and charlies. When the time was right for me, it seemed as if the pen in my hand had a direct connection to my mind, and the memories of a lifetime just poured out onto the page. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages.
The guide has a very good set of general directions for doing a 4th step. This simply means taking an honest look at all of your good and bad character traits. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The 4th step inventory is perhaps one of the most wellknown pieces of. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. People father step mother step sisters step brothers step aunts uncles cousins clergy police lawyers judges doctors employers employees coworkers in.
The following checklist merely suggests what some people consider flaws. The aa big book says on eight different occasions that we write out this step. Step four of aas twelvestep program of recovery is infamously the scary one, probably because its a crucial step towards effective and lasting recovery. Breaking down step one of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aa s, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. This inventory is not an exercise in beating yourself up. There are three separate inventories suggested by the big book, and each 4th step inventory worksheet has an additional page you can print for more space. Below we have a few worksheets available for you to download and print. These 4th step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371.
There is a 4th step guide available online for all 12step members. Breaking down step four of aa alcoholics anonymous jason. Worksheets are step continued to take personal inventory and when we, 10th step work, resentment inventory prompt, 10th step daily inventory, 4th step work, fourth step inventory, 11th step work, writing for today. Displaying all worksheets related to step 10 inventory. The fourth step, like the whole of recovery, is a process not an event.
Ask for help with inventory and truth in the morning, night and before writing with a prayer like this one taken from the big book. Please print 2 sides on one sheet of paper sheet 1 side 1 resentments the first 3 columns sheet 1 side 2 resentments the fourth column sheet 2 side 1 fear inventory sheet 2 side 2 sex conduct inventory. There is a list included at the end of this worksheet. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. 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. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. These are the original 4th step guides and work sheetsused in the dallas b. It also includes the character flaws that we discover in the 4 step process. These fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. The man who would eventually become my sponsor, bill m.
The online 4th step guide includes an exhaustive set of directions explaining how the guide works and a reminder that an inventory is simply a list. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Its the writing it down that helps trigger the release. Apr 07, 2020 alcoholics anonymous is a national organization dedicated to assisting sufferers of alcohol abuse and addiction with overcoming the challenges faced during the rehabilitation process. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book.
Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers. Until you put it in a tangible form, you still havent done your fourth step. These step study guides and worksheets have been used by thousands of aas, nas, alanons, oa overeaters, cas, gas and other 12 step recovery program members that use the 12 steps as instructed in the book, alcoholics. 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. Look at each relationship and answer these nine questions ref p. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, pride, vanity, egotistical, selfpity. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the big. Aa speakers joe and charlie working the 4th step the.
Fourth step inventory these fourth step worksheets use the wording from alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 6371. Origins of moral inventory aa the original way group. After we have done the 4th step, we walk away with an understanding what our major character flaws are. Big book awakening 4th step workshop resentment examples and worksheets 122006 columns 1 4 to download the most current versions of these worksheets go to. A fourth study guides are distilled right out of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. All page numbers in this fourth step inventory workshop. 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. Some of the worksheets displayed are first step work, step 1 work, step one, resentment inventory prompt, 2nd step and 3rd work, twelve steps, aas 12 steps including powerful, a twelve step workbook.
Aa spot check inventory tool posted on january 8, 20 by nathan the purpose of this blog post is to help you learn how to use the the aa spot check inventory feature of mst to maintain and strengthen your sobriety. Jan 29, 2017 joe had been studying the big book since 1962, but since he was an africanamerican man living in little rock, arkansas during that time, he was only allowed to stand in the back of meetings, and. Though our decisionstep 3 was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once fast followed by a strenuous. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The program uses a 12step program, including step 4, developed and modified based on the experiences of former members and the writings of the groups founder. The 10 th step becomes our workhorse step all throughout the day. 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. Nov 04, 20 4th step guide pages out of the big book awakening 12 step workbook book version august, 2006. Fourth step inventory general directions by anonymous members of alcoholics anonymous buy paper and pen and start writing. Step four instructions made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves a stop set aside prayer. Joe had been studying the big book since 1962, but since he was an africanamerican man living in little rock, arkansas during that time, he was. Step 4 aa learn how to do the 4th step inventory in the 12 steps of.
Taking a commercial inventory is a factfinding and a factfacing process. They comfort the melancholy one by fi rst showing him that his. Resentment inventory prompt sheet here is a list of people, institutions and principles that may be helpful in your resentment inventory. I have to write down all of my negative character traits. When you take inventory, you take notes or write down all that you have on hand. 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.
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