B
Babies:
This
term affectionately refers to people new to AA.
Balance:
The
term refers to the AA goal of achieving emotional, mental and spiritual
balance as a result of working the Twelve Steps.
Big Book:
The
nickname given to the book Alcoholics Anonymous. So named, because of
the unusual thickness of the paper it was originally printed on.
Although the book is now smaller, the nickname stuck and is, in fact,
registered.
Big Book Study
Meeting:
An
AA meeting devoted to the study of the Big Book.
Birthday:
(See
Anniversary)
Blackout:
A
period of alcohol-induced amnesia extending from a few hours to a few
days during heavy usage. While in a blackout, a person may appear to
behave somewhat 'normally' but have no recollection of it later.
Bondage of Self:
Alcoholic
self-centeredness and self-will. The phrase is taken from the Third
Step Prayer in chapter five of the Big Book, 'Relieve me of the bondage
of self, that I may better do Thy will.'
Box 4-5-9:
The
AA General Service Office's newsletter which is the GSO's primary means
of communication with the fellowship.
Breaking
Anonymity:
To
reveal one's own membership or someone else's membership in AA or to
repeat something that was said by someone in an AA meeting. There are
only four reasons for breaking anonymity at a personal level:
1) it will help you stay sober;
2) it will help someone else stay sober;
3) people in our lives need to know;
4) to avoid telling a lie. |