Forward to the 3rd and 4th Editions

1) Describe the Big Books success by 1976.  Reflect on what this means to your sobriety.

2)  Why do the 12 Steps that summarize the program of AA work in any language or culture?

3) Each day, somewhere in the world, how does recovery begin?  

4)  Note in the 4th edition the growth of membership and consider it’s importance to your sobriety.  Is Fellowship important to you?

5)  What played a major role in AA’s growth?

6)  What does “We are people who normally would not mix?” refer to?

7)  What do the stories added in the 4th edition represent.  Have you read any of these stories and found things to identify with?

8)  What does the AA literature preserve?

9)  New technology has provided AA’s with meetings online.  Have you taken advantage of this new technology?  Do you need help finding it?

10)  In any meeting, anywhere, what do AA’s share?