Topic
Gratitude in the Big Book
Every passage about gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation in the Big Book.
14
references across 14 passages
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By Chapter
Ch. 1: Bill's Story1
Ch. 3: More About Alcoholism1
Ch. 4: We Agnostics1
Ch. 7: Working with Others1
Ch. 8: To Wives3
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward3
Ch. 10: To Employers4
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Chapter 1: Bill's Story(1 passage)
I fancied myself a leader, for had not the men of my battery given me a special token of appreciation?
Chapter 1: Bill's Story · Page 1Read in PDF →
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism(1 passage)
I rather appreciated your ideas about the subtle insanity which precedes the first drink, but I was confident it could not happen to me after what I had learned.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 40Read in PDF →
Chapter 4: We Agnostics(1 passage)
We were grateful that Reason had brought us so far.
Chapter 4: We Agnostics · Page 53Read in PDF →
Chapter 7: Working with Others(1 passage)
Ask them to remember, when they are impatient, the blessed fact of his sobriety.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 100Read in PDF →
Chapter 8: To Wives(3 passages)
Your husband may come to appreciate your reasonableness and patience.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 111Read in PDF →
Maybe it will prove a blessing!
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 116Read in PDF →
When resentful thoughts come, try to pause and count your blessings.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 119Read in PDF →
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(3 passages)
They should be thankful he is sober and able to be of this world once more.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 127Read in PDF →
While grateful that he drinks no more, they may not like the idea that God has accomplished the miracle where they failed.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 128Read in PDF →
If the family will appreciate that dad’s current behavior is but a phase of his development, all will be well.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 129Read in PDF →
Chapter 10: To Employers(4 passages)
Can it be appreciated that he has been a victim of crooked thinking, directly caused by the action of alcohol on his brain?
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 140Read in PDF →
Firing such an individual may prove a blessing to him.
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 141Read in PDF →
You might say you appreciate his abilities, would like to keep him, but cannot if he continues to
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 141Read in PDF →
He will appreciate knowing you are not bothering your head about him,
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 146Read in PDF →