{"id":529,"date":"2021-06-10T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T08:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigbookawakening.eu\/?page_id=529"},"modified":"2025-02-16T13:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T13:10:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigbookawakening.eu\/nl\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"529\" class=\"elementor elementor-529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7be6119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7be6119\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9784269\" data-id=\"9784269\" 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elementor-element-612adfb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"612adfb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default translation-block\">Welkom Bij <br> Big Book <br> Awakening Europa<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b537d0c\" data-id=\"2b537d0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446bcea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"446bcea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/bigbookawakening.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/face.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbookawakening.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/face.jpg 533w, https:\/\/bigbookawakening.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/face-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bigbookawakening.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/face-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99e5965 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e5965\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a63c376\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4a64e7\" data-id=\"c4a64e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87d157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d87d157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-252e74a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"252e74a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f3e24e\" data-id=\"6f3e24e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a55a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a55a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Big Book Awakening is een diepgaande studie van 26 tot 30 weken die is ontworpen om je door de 12 stappen te leiden zoals beschreven in het Big Book van Anonieme Alcoholisten. Het stelt je in staat om een \u200b\u200bpersoonlijke spirituele ervaring op te doen die je aan anderen kunt doorgeven, om te groeien in begrip en effectiviteit over het belangrijkste oorspronkelijke doel van AA en om je eigen waarheid te ontdekken.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-320aeb02 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"320aeb02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15704d48\" data-id=\"15704d48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53e154b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53e154b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7965cce\" data-id=\"7965cce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6411842 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6411842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\u201cYou hear people say that we\u2019re trying to change the Big Book,  when all we're really trying to do is to get back to the purity and just stick with what is the book saying. \u201c\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Dan Sherman<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf8100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8cf8100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71d02839 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71d02839\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d8bb069\" data-id=\"7d8bb069\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHallo! Mijn naam is Maik en ik ben een alcohol en cocaine verslaafde,\n<br><br>\nNa zo'n 3,5 jaar strugglen in verschillende fellowships kon ik niet langer dan 40 dagen clean blijven.\nMeestal nog niet eens een week.\nIn deze periode heb ik stap 1, 2 en 3 drie keer genomen, maar kreeg het niet voor elkaar om de rest van de stappen te doen en de rest van het programma te volgen.\nDe kracht die daar voor nodig was ontbrak...\n<br><br>\nToen ik (wederom na een grote crisis) terugkwam in het fellowship kwam ik een fellow tegen.\nEr was iets in zijn ogen wat me aansprak, dus ik begon hem te bellen.\n\nHij begon me telkens vragen te stellen over mijn stap 1, en ik had geen idee waar hij het over had.\nMaar had ik stap 1 niet al 3 keer gezet?\nDat wel, een soort van...\n<br><br>\nNa een tijdje vroeg ik of hij me wilde sponsoren na de zoveelste terugval en we begonnen samen we werken.\nGodzijdank is hij een BBA-sponsor en ben ik dit aangegaan zonder twijfel.\n\nDe stap 1 ervaring die ik kreeg van de BBA stap 1 was voor mij van cruciaal belang om door te willen met de rest van het programma.\nOm te stoppen met denken en geloven in mijn eigen denken, eindelijk toegeven dat ik machteloos ben en dit mijn enige oplossing is.\nVoor het eerst in mijn leven begreep ik wat er met mij aan de hand is, en wat ik moet doen om mijn leven om te gooien.\n<br><br>\nTot de ontdekking te komen dat God in mij aan het werk is, in plaats van buiten mij gaf mij de kracht die ik nodig had om door te gaan.\nHoewel het BBA-programma hard werken is, is dit voor mij de enige simpele en makkelijke manier om te herstellen!\n<br><br>\nVan een schittering in iemands ogen, tot een schittering in mijn eigen ogen in een mum van tijd is wat dit programma voor mij doet.\nEn die mag er zijn sinds 02-01-2019.\nVandaag ben ik gezegend met het voorrecht dat ik anderen kan geven wat mij is gegeven door dit werk, wat mijn leven heeft verrijkt zoals ik me nooit had kunnen voorstellen.\n<br><br>\nIk ben nog steeds bezig met het opruimen van de rotzooi die ik heb gemaakt in actieve verslaving, maar ik weet zeker dat ik nooit zo blij had kunnen zijn met zo weinig zonder het BBA-programma (van actie)!\n<br><br>\nVan de ene schittering naar de andere, en de andere, en de andere , en de andere.\n<br><br>\n\n(+31)06 83 84 5007\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Maik vd H<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Nederland<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat has BBA done for me?\n<br><br>\nI arrived in the rooms of OA in October 2016. I was drowning in a very deep and black ocean of self-pity and suicidal thoughts. My body and mind was absolutely ravaged by the never ending self-harming fog of compulsively overeating. The addiction indoctrinated my head and constantly without any reprieve, filled it with obsessive thoughts, from food to dieting, to compulsively overworking and always seeking the next new relationship fantasies. \n<br><br>\nThe 12 steps in OA were the only place that started to make any sense, however I was struggling to seek sponsorship. I was fortunate enough that the rooms I was in, did focus on a spiritual solution and taught me the power of prayer. Hence I started to pray to find a sponsorship and that is exactly what I found in BBA and so much more.\n<br><br>\nI initially was introduced to a Big Book Awakening workshop where I was buddied with an absolute gem of a sponsor. Initially I was reluctant to work the 12th steps through the Big Book, as I was bitter from being divorced from a raging alcoholic, had no identification with the AA founders being white American men from the 30\u2019s and don\u2019t get me started with how I felt nauseated with all (what felt to me) the \u2018religious\u2019 language.\n<br><br>\nBBA absolutely revolutionised my experience. It all started by being taught the \u2018Set Aside Prayer\u2019, which was encouraged to use before each step and assignment. How enlightening it was to learn how to invite God in for a new experience! However the everlasting profound effect is when they taught me how to turn the Big Book statement into questions and personalise \u2018Alcoholic\u2019 to \u2018Compulsive overeater\u2019. Suddenly the miracles started to happen as it opened up my heart to let God in and do what I could never do for myself. It completely took away the delusion that if I understood my addiction I could then control my addiction. Instead it offers a \u2018psychic change\u2019 by giving such profound and simple spiritual awakenings.\n<br><br>\nToday, I am in immense gratitude that BBA keeps teaching me through the Big Book to have spiritual experiences where the awakening is to let God in and become my parent, my director, my employer and my best friend. \n<br><br>\nTo all the beautiful BBA fellows, thank you for being shoulder to shoulder!\n. <br><br>\n(WhatsApp) 0044 7719 211 628\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Gemma A.<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Surrey, United Kingdom<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEind Augustus 2015 bereikte ik een dieptepunt. Nadat ik nuchter was geworden in de afkickkliniek, zocht ik naar een manier om nuchter te BLIJVEN. Ik had een sponsor, ging vaak naar meetings, werkte de stappen. Maar op de een of andere manier kon ik niet echt geloven in deze manier van leven.\nIn 2016 viel ik meerdere keren terug, de eerste keer na 4 maanden nuchter zijn. Daarna kon ik niet lang nuchter blijven. 30 dagen, 60 dagen. Dat frustreerde mij en ik begon te liegen over mijn nuchterheid datum.\nMijn laatste terugval was op 20 Januari 2017. toevallig, want ik wilde nuchter zijn op mijn verjaardag. (26 Jan) Daarna ben ik erin geslaagd om nuchter te blijven op voornamelijk wilskracht en wat hulp van de fellowship. Dat allemaal omdat ik niet meer wilde gebruiken.\n<br> <br>\nIn the spring of that year Erik H. invited us to participate in a BBA workshop. He introduced us to Adam M, Michael K. & Catherine P.  We formed a Dutch group of 6 and got started.\nThe first step in BBA is an 8 week journey were I asked myself some really important questions. Why I'm behaving the way I do? Why am I thinking the way I do? What happens after I start drinking or using? Am I an alcoholic of the hopeless variety? Do I need help from a Higher Power?\nWell for me those questions are simple now. And the rest of the steps made clear that I need a spiritual solution to my problems!\nIf one thing is clear to me now I have to say that lack of power is my problem. BBA gave me the power I need to stop for good. Power to be helpful to others. Power to enjoy life as it comes.\nAnd still BBA is growing here in Holland and the rest of Europe.\n<br><br>Dankjewel voor BBA Dan!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Frank v G<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Nederland<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHoi, Mijn naam is Melissa. \n<br><br>\n\nIk had geen idee waar herstel overging, toen ik voor het eerst nuchter probeerde te worden. Ik dacht dit gaat toch over nuchter worden, gewoon nuchter. Natuurlijk was dit mijn motief toen ik binnenkwam. Ik heb de stappen of verschillende manieren doorlopen. Ik voelde me wel beter, maar diep van binnen was ik nog steeds leeg en alleen. De echte boodschap begreep ik niet, want ik deed alleen het minimale. Ik had geen relatie met God. Ik probeerde het wel, maar voelde me grotendeels in de war door al mijn vragen over hoe en waarom. \n<br> <br> \nBBA changed that. It really helped me understand what recovery is all about. Now I feel (most of the time) connected with God and His message. I face my fears, because God is with me. And most important I am blessed to give this wonderful program to others. I never felt so connected with myself since I worked the steps this way. Step 4 gave me so many insights and taught me that my problems are (mostly) of my own making. I just can\u2019t do it different on my own power, that\u2019s why I need God. \n<br> <br> \nGod is er altijd. 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