Perfectly Imperfect: “Bill W.” the Big Book Maester

Project Weight Loss

In this week's episode, I speak to the life and teachings of Maester Bill W., the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. We explore his emphasis on anonymity, the development of the 12-step program, and the importance of service, acceptance, and surrender in recovery. I share how Bill W.'s principles resonate with our Project Weight Loss journey, emphasizing the need for honesty, integrity, and love in our personal transformations. Bill W.'s story of struggle, recovery, and impact provides valuable insights for anyone facing challenges with addiction or seeking personal growth.
Join me as I uncover the profound wisdom from his seminal work, the "Big Book," and how it relates to our path toward a healthier, more fulfilling life through our Project Weight Loss.
AA 12 Principles:

1. Acceptance

2. Hope

3. Faith

4. Courage

5. Honesty

6. Patience

7. Humility

8. Willingness

9. Brotherly Love

10. Integrity

11. Self-discipline

12. Service

AA 12 Steps:

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Maester Bill W. Wikipedia Biography:

Stepping Stone: Bill W.’s home
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