I'm am less than 24 hours with out a drink. I am an alcoholic and an addict. For years I have struggled with alcohol. I can't go on any longer seeing the disappointment in my mother's face when I walk in the house blasted out of my mind. I know if I don't stop this time I will never make it back. Thank you Bill.
I hope people know this is not Bill W. The title is deceptive. This is the definition a click-bait. I love AA so can't give this a LIKE unless the title is changed.
I can’t believe it took me 34 years to have heard about this, but I’m so grateful I did, such an amazing story of the men who gave me the tools to deal with “life on life’s terms” and gave me a life worth living🙏🏼 Eternally grateful Blessed since 1986♥️
THE REASON you never heard of it is because it never happened - the movie is FICTION - it is a movie, it is NOT REAL LIFE ... the real Bill Wilson would be really pissed off to be represented this way
Thank you Bill.W and Dr. Bob because of your recovery I have recovery and recovered from a hopeless body state and mind I am now nearly 11 years clean and sober
I am 18 years clean and sober, one day at a time, thank you bob and bill for being the trailblazers that have given me a new lease on life, thanks God.
I can not believe this exists. I am so blown away to be able to watch and hear Bill himself tell his story at a speakers meeting. Wow. To hear Dr. Bob died directly from the mouth of Bill the day he died. And to listen to him tell a vision for you as a bit of parting advise… tears. ❤❤
@@sharay941 Suggestion. Joe and Charlie tapes. Johnny Harris. Bob B. from St. Paul. Clancy I. from Los Angeles. Dick and Peggy from Nebraska. Keith L. from North Carolina. Immerse yourself in a bunch of tapes. From people who know what they are talking about. I like Johnny Harris the best.
@@sharay941 I was in Akron OHIO once. At the doctors house. And this woman watching a DVD about the first 100, just broke down and cried. OUT of gratitude apparently. Most guys don't cry. But I was definitely moved. The guy there took me to a meeting in Akron and they were the friendliest people around.
i was not anonymous in my 25 years drinking, and i dont hide today as i tell people im a recovering alcoholic, and one day at a time i celebrate 25 years sober on the 4th february. a miracle as i was months from dying. i heard the words at my first meeting, keep coming back, and stay away from the first drink. and get to many meetings as possible. and it was suggested to me and i had a good sponsor. and he will be 40 years sober on the 25th January it was the start of a life and a journey ive enjoyed in my years in AA, and i will keep coming as long as i am fit and able. thanks to all in AA my friends in Scotland, England and the meetings ive done in Brisbane, Boston and California, i am grateful for all the help and support over the years. and many years to come.
@@jeremyburrows6239 thank you my good friend. thanks to Zoom ive been in San Francisco sharing and met many people from all over the world, including Lyle P from Atlanta . amazing man. i bought his book. AA has given me what i searched for 25 years and i have peace and contentment now over 27 years. i just did what was suggested. and stayed as it was easier than coming back time and time again. and its just one day at a time. best wishes Jeremy.
@raymondspicer Inspirational! Just joined AA on 4 September 23. I pray to be part of the fellowship until I leave this earth 🌎. I hope our paths meet one day. Susan M.
good on you Susan, stick with the winners i was told and i will celebrate 30 years next February and im going back up to Scotland to see my friends who helped me stay sober and they like me still go to meetings to help the newcomers who come to AA. its the best thing ive done in my life, go to AA and stay. hopefully our paths will cross one day.@@malaika4960
So powerful! In 17 years, I have heard and read this story many times. On this Memorial Day, the tears are of thanksgiving for the program and those who came before !!
Those men truly are heroes, they've saved millions of lives. It's crazy to think of how many tragedies have been prevented thanks to their program, it's amazing really
Thank You so much for sharing this !!!!!!!! Bill thank you for remembering who it was that made sober. Your wife was a saint. I want this more than ever. Thank you for keeping it simple. I love you both BILL and BOB Thank you thank you thank you
I want to wish anyone reading this Strength in your Sobriety. You are special and loved so much from all of us in AA and our Father who is everything.🙏🏼❤️🫂🙏🏼 We are very fortunate to hear the Founding Father Bill W give the best share of his life. I’ll keep coming back. I love you. You are not alone we heal and grow together. Keep coming back. 🙏🏼❤️🫂🙏🏼
This is a wonderful video... I've been a little despondent lately and I'm aware of the immense gratitude we all have for those 3 men... Thanks so much for posting this video...
This was a wonderful, sensitive, respectful, and talented dramatization of a pivotal moment in the history of AA, the death of Dr. Bob Smith, MD. I was truly moved by this talented actor's performance. Everyone in AA should see and contemplate it.
I've been in AA since 1991, sober since 1995 and this tripe pisses me off. Especially the misrepresentation of the bus trip and Bills remarkable shooting skills . He was a state champion in target shooting at a time in history where shooting was more popular than football/baseball
I have been around AA since 1981 and stayed Sober for many years. The insanity was ...Once again I volunteered for Misery.After many years of attempts..Today I have 18 days days without a drink or drug. But for the Grace of God
God Bless and Thank you Bill W and Dr Bob....I'd still be a harmful, ugly drunk if not for ALL of you the AA Family!! Thank you and Extremely Grateful from Media, PA
As A As Birthday rapidly approaches and the pandemic in our country subsides. I can't help but feel like a little kid thinking about Founders Day and our beginnings. So grateful
The truths of these founders are without any doubt the handy work of a Power far greater than anything I've ever seen or experienced. Still Sober by Gods marvelous Grace G. Justice!
i am glad that at least this channel admits it is a film/not an actual AA meeting with Bill W. Too many people in the fellowship believe this to be real
Gratitude for lois and all the spouses, who remind us that the personal god of our understanding is priceless, for caring for us when we were unable to care for ourselves.
@@michaelcampbell5175 sir I have a question ? Did Bill w really requested for booze few hours before his death ? What do you have to say on this ? Is it true or not , please tell me..?
@@Tapper98 That’s the rumor but I haven’t really been able to confirm it. To me, This would only make me appreciate the man more quite frankly! Bill wasn’t a God he was just directed by one and if in his dying moments he did the very Alcoholic human act of requesting a drink then I’m personally okay with it. That’s our disease, it’ll be there until our dying breath! Cunning, Baffling and powerful!
@@michaelcampbell5175 exactly true. I first came to AA on aug 2018 and till 4th April 21 I remained sober on 4th April couldn't resist and slipped from that day not able to make more than 7 days working very hard but at times it looks it's all ok let it be Every time those same repititive stories ..it's like an never-ending expedition.....what to do ?
12/5/22 - I had just quit an outpatient program for the third time. I was hungover, without much conscious care in the world. Out of nowhere, my eyes were opened and I could see the devastation alcohol had done in my life. No new information, but a new understanding. I have been sober ever since. God loved me enough to do for me what I could not do for myself. Thank you to all of you who keep the rooms running every day and ever hour until our Lord returns ❤❤❤❤❤
AMAZING! Bill (THE SCRIPT IS WRITTEN BY BILL W IN 1960 BUT THE VIDEO HERE IS HIS FRIEND BILL MCNIFF IN 1990) talks about his nightmare and how he prevailed over alcohol. I found it amazing as well when you read about this lecture and his interactions with people, HE NEVER introduced himself as; 'I'm Bill an alcoholic' nor did Dr. Bob and both wanted others not to say that if they were in the program. Bill said that those in the program, men and women, may in fact be or have been alcoholics, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT DRINKING ALCOHOL and YOU ARE IN THE PROGRAM TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE- he never wanted to hear you say; 'My name is _______ and I'm an alcoholic.' I lied to myself for years that I had a problem myself because I could go weeks, or even months without drinking, but it was a lie, when I opened that locked door in my mind that held all the pain from my daughter being sick and dying and then my brother, I WAS HELPLESS BUT NO LONGER. as the Fellowship and grief therapy gave me a second life. Open Letter To Those Struggling, I'm one of you. I've only been in AA for three weeks now but I know I'll never drink again and I'll explain how 'God' came to me- the way Bill does above when he never expected it, didn't seek it, nor thought much of his friend Eddie who did UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO HIM. Listen to BOB TALK ABOUT IT AT 43:54. iT HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL. My story on the fast forward button is that I was never a drinker in my 20's or 30's. I grew up with an abusive alcoholic adopted father and he was a mean drunk. I wish I had great stories of teen escapades, wild parties etc etc, but I don't. I also never had much interest at all as I didn't need alcohol to be happy, social, whatever your excuse is as we are all different. But many years later my daughter got sick and she left Texas to spend time with family in NYC- where we are from. She wanted to see all of her favorite places again and I wanted her to spend time with her mother's family as they all loved her. AFTER A WEEK, after a week she had visited her favorite place, the Pokemon Center, as well as the Statue of Liberty. She called me on the phone crying but she didn't get me, she left a voice message as I missed the call. at her funeral everybody was told it was an accident because the truth was too hard for many in the family to accept AND grieve. The truth was that she decided it was time to check out and she took her own life and I missed the last call she ever made. I should have gone for help years ago but I didn't. I locked away the pain of how she died, as well as missing that call and would only open that door when I was alone and drinking. I mistakenly believed that alcohol was my friend and that it would help me face the pain of how she died but it was all a lie. My brother would then be killed on a motorcycle here in Texas in 2018 and once again I had to face losing my best friend. First my daughter and now my brother. Fast forward to December 12,13,14,15 2020 and you will find me in a hospital having had surgery and staring at the ceiling at 2 am in the morning. It would soon be the two year anniversary of my brother's death. a NURSE WALKED IN AND SHE GAVE ME A MESSAGE- I WASN'T SEEKING IT- DIDN'T EXPECT IT- NEVER THOUGHT OF IT BUT SHE ASKED WHY I WAS LOOKING SO SAD. I told her about losing my daughter and brother and she looked at me with the deepest compassion in her eyes and after we talked about where she was from (She had an accent and we did a quick guessing game) she told me that without God coming into her life, she would never be here helping me because her sister gave her life to save her. That she was almost consumed by guilt and grief but she reached out for help. She then said she isn't supposed to speak like this with patients and smiled and squeezed my hand, then cleaned it off, then left. THAT WAS IT I fell asleep and the next morning when I woke up I asked for the nurse (A different one) to please being me my phone and I looked up a grief therapist and AA. I FOUND AN AMAZING GROUP AT SERENITY OF THE WOODLANDS and they get people from all over the country in the virtual meetings. Bill is right in this video lecture! If you open yourself you can feel the power of the FELLOWSHIP of AA. It's a family bonding us all together in a common goal. ONE DAY AT A TIME. AND BEFORE YOU REACH FOR THAT DRINK- REACH FOR YOUR PHONE INSTEAD.
Thanks God, AA Bill & Bob for such a gift for us the alcoholics, we need to pass this program to the person that needs it to keep growing . One day at a time 24H
Well, I came to a Meeting in 1983 at 21. Can you imagine. I've been away from meetings many times over 40 years. I relapsed at 45 after divorce. Luckily for 18 months only. I'm now 61. AA has gone woke long ago and the trials of our time affect alcoholics. What to do?
oh Billy boy i slipped and 2 weeks clean again. After 3 n half years... i ended up doing one side of the triangle but service in the wrong place and so it affected unity and recovery and i let my defects of character drive me near jeckle and hyde again, resulting in relapse over a 24 hour. so here i am again reaching out going back to basics.... its a good day still.
It was a real honour to watch this. My friend sent it to me late last night. I feel touched by The Hand of The Holy Ghost...the same Holy Ghost...that touched them-and us all ... Thank you. Godbless x Godbless
Legacy Legends, eternally Grateful to These Heroes. I owe my life to you 🙏 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I have just reunited with one of my daughters after 13 years, this is one of the Miracles of A. A. 🙏
Wish I seen this video 18 years ago would of saved me alot of heartache and loss but I know now i needed to become weak before I can become strong so grateful to know aas knowledge now can finally stop being a loser and make up for my mistakes. His stories about his relapses how he hadn't planned on drinking but was pushed into it accidentally by the world is sooo relatable
This was a performance, a dramatic presentation of early AA. It has been presented all over the world and has helped many of the folks who had the privilege to see it. All the information is valid. AA does not approve or disapprove of anything.
@@idaliareyes4456 Bill Wilson won multiple state championships in shooting, which was extremely popular in the late eighteen hundreds when Bill was growing up in the state of Vermont. This lame film was written by somebody totally clueless about the life of Bill Wilson. The story about Bill meeting the guy with the gun on the bus is very interesting and important piece of AA history but the writer of this film totally misrepresented Bill's Keen interest in firearms and shooting in general. Bill was not pretending to be interested about firearms and shooting he was not pretending to know a great deal about the subject, I am an avid historian on AA matters. Read Susan Cheevers great book on the subject.
The history of AA eas the best path to a spiritual experience sufficient enough to cure my alcoholism. Akron for founders day, Akron Intergroup archives, St Thomas hospital,and go to Dr. Bob's grave Friday night to read with the Dogs! May God bless and keep you until then... And sit at Henriettas table....Let go and let God !!! I have a life second to none today. I am an Eternally grateful alcoholic
This is a representation, a scripted event created by a member of AA as a tribute and way to share the story of Bill W. and Doctor Bob and the founding of AA. It's based fairly assiduously to the story as related in "Bill's Story" in the book "Alchoholics Anonymous" and the early days as related in "Language of the Heart", "Doctor Bob and the Good Oldtimers" and "AA comes of Age."
Ive been wondering this for a few days. Thats not really Bill . Although Ive had this cd for a few years its the 1st time I saw the video. Sure doesnt look like Bill W
@@inkyjr9416 for sure. Bill Wilson spoke SLOWWWWWLY. And with long pauses. This gentlemen literally speaks 3 times as fast as Bill actually did. On UA-cam if I watch Wilson speaking I play it back at 1.25 or 1.5 speed 😂😂
Started AA in 1992. Got sober for almost 19years. Then 2012 drank again for 4 years and now been sober again since May 2, 2015. Now time to give up smoking dope.
I was a hopeless drunk then I went into a 12 step treatment center and they saved my life AA has been apart of my life for 30 years I still need to work that program
I've read the story and talked about it, but I have never seen it told before by Bill Wilson in the flesh! May I publish this on my channel 1Sober2Another? I would be grateful and I know it will be helpful for those who still suffer 🙏💯 Thanks for publishing this!
if anyone has really good ability to teach surrender to life I would deeply appreciate it. I have attended hundreds of meetings and read most of the literature but I am missing this piece in its totality. please pass it on. Joe
Gareth, thank you so very much for upload. Amazing to hear story I'm reading. I have hope. Too cowardly to kill myself. But, I have hope now. I have home group and sponsor.
Omg, hahaha! when he said, "I'm a rumhound from New York, a member of the OG", (58:20) it took me a good couple minutes to realize he was referring to the Oxford Group. 🤣
The title of this post is misleading. This is NOT Bill W.; nor, to the best of my knowledge, is this actor reading a script of a speech Bill W. actually gave. The title of the post should be revised to reflect these facts.
I'm am less than 24 hours with out a drink. I am an alcoholic and an addict. For years I have struggled with alcohol. I can't go on any longer seeing the disappointment in my mother's face when I walk in the house blasted out of my mind. I know if I don't stop this time I will never make it back. Thank you Bill.
My friend one day is a very long time for one of us. Well done get to meetings
This moved me to tears. So grateful for the program & my sobriety.
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Sober from?
Keep on going baby 😘
Q. Why stop at 12 steps Bill?
A. 12 disciples - "If it was good enough for him, its good enough for me."God Bless.
I hope people know this is not Bill W.
The title is deceptive. This is the definition a click-bait.
I love AA so can't give this a LIKE unless the title is changed.
I saw this presentation live in August 2012 and have been sober ever since. Something clicked during the presentation and I finally got the message.
I can’t believe it took me 34 years to have heard about this, but I’m so grateful I did, such an amazing story of the men who gave me the tools to deal with “life on life’s terms” and gave me a life worth living🙏🏼 Eternally grateful
Blessed since 1986♥️
THE REASON you never heard of it is because it never happened - the movie is FICTION - it is a movie, it is NOT REAL LIFE ... the real Bill Wilson would be really pissed off to be represented this way
❤❤❤❤❤You give me hope!
That’s exactly what I felt when I came to the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, don’t quit before the miracle happens 💕
Thank you Bill.W and Dr. Bob because of your recovery I have recovery and recovered from a hopeless body state and mind I am now nearly 11 years clean and sober
I am 18 years clean and sober, one day at a time, thank you bob and bill for being the trailblazers that have given me a new lease on life, thanks God.
Hope you are well God loves you deeply shalom 🤗🐼♥️✝️💐 Philippians 4:8
thank you all in AA for my sobriety, thank you Bill and Bob for not giving up...
So beautiful to be a part of this. Thank you very much. Blessings to all.
Never in the course of human history have so many owed so much to so few...
I can not believe this exists. I am so blown away to be able to watch and hear Bill himself tell his story at a speakers meeting. Wow. To hear Dr. Bob died directly from the mouth of Bill the day he died. And to listen to him tell a vision for you as a bit of parting advise… tears. ❤❤
This is an actor called Bill McNiff. Not actual film of Bill W. It is based I believe on a talk that Bill W gave in 1960.
1950 …
1st time watching and listening 16 days sober !!!🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭😂😂😂😭😭😂😂
For the first time I get it!
@@sharay941
Suggestion. Joe and Charlie tapes. Johnny Harris. Bob B.
from St. Paul. Clancy I. from Los Angeles. Dick and Peggy from Nebraska. Keith L. from North Carolina. Immerse yourself in a bunch of tapes. From people who know what they are talking about. I like Johnny Harris the best.
@@sharay941
Spend the money on some tapes. You won't be disappointed.
@@terryomalley9669 Thank you!! ❤️
@@sharay941
I was in Akron OHIO once.
At the doctors house. And this woman watching a DVD about the first 100, just broke down and cried. OUT of gratitude apparently. Most guys don't cry. But I was definitely moved. The guy there took me to a meeting in Akron and they were the friendliest people around.
I so glad I found this channel my sober date is 5/15/22 I love being sober
i was not anonymous in my 25 years drinking, and i dont hide today as i tell people im a recovering alcoholic, and one day at a time i celebrate 25 years sober on the 4th february. a miracle as i was months from dying.
i heard the words at my first meeting, keep coming back, and stay away from the first drink. and get to many meetings as possible. and it was suggested to me and i had a good sponsor. and he will be 40 years sober on the 25th January
it was the start of a life and a journey ive enjoyed in my years in AA, and i will keep coming as long as i am fit and able. thanks to all in AA my friends in Scotland, England and the meetings ive done in Brisbane, Boston and California, i am grateful for all the help and support over the years. and many years to come.
raymond spicer 🎂
I'm proud of you my brother
@@jeremyburrows6239 thank you my good friend. thanks to Zoom ive been in San Francisco sharing and met many people from all over the world, including Lyle P from Atlanta . amazing man. i bought his book. AA has given me what i searched for 25 years and i have peace and contentment now over 27 years. i just did what was suggested. and stayed as it was easier than coming back time and time again. and its just one day at a time. best wishes Jeremy.
@raymondspicer Inspirational! Just joined AA on 4 September 23. I pray to be part of the fellowship until I leave this earth 🌎. I hope our paths meet one day. Susan M.
good on you Susan, stick with the winners i was told and i will celebrate 30 years next February and im going back up to Scotland to see my friends who helped me stay sober and they like me still go to meetings to help the newcomers who come to AA. its the best thing ive done in my life, go to AA and stay. hopefully our paths will cross one day.@@malaika4960
I will always remain grateful to AA.
It changed my life like anything
Rest in peace Bill W and Dr. Bob.
Thank you Bill and Bob, for saving my life. Sober since 4-24-10
These guys were brilliant and human and spiritual and depraved all at the same time!
Thank God for them!
Been a friend of Bill W's. For 10562 days now...
Don’t know why I cry every single time I listening to this. I hear every few months to remind me of this works
So powerful! In 17 years, I have heard and read this story many times. On this Memorial Day, the tears are of thanksgiving for the program
and those who came before !!
Those men truly are heroes, they've saved millions of lives. It's crazy to think of how many tragedies have been prevented thanks to their program, it's amazing really
There true heroes may god bless them with all my hart
Most people still on drugs. Just not their DOC
>DRUG OF CHOICE.
Thank You so much for sharing this !!!!!!!! Bill thank you for remembering who it was that made sober. Your wife was a saint. I want this more than ever. Thank you for keeping it simple. I love you both BILL and BOB Thank you thank you thank you
So moving. I feel so fortunate to have watched this and to understand where it all came from...so amazing.
I want to wish anyone reading this Strength in your Sobriety.
You are special and loved so much from all of us in AA and our Father who is everything.🙏🏼❤️🫂🙏🏼
We are very fortunate to hear the Founding Father Bill W give the best share of his life.
I’ll keep coming back.
I love you. You are not alone we heal and grow together.
Keep coming back.
🙏🏼❤️🫂🙏🏼
STAY!
7 days sober I love you guys I live in Vermont without me find aa in rehab don't no were I be
Keep on going pal God bless you 1 day at a time 24H
Well done, good and faithful servant. Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me.
This is a wonderful video...
I've been a little despondent lately and I'm aware of the immense gratitude we all have for those 3 men...
Thanks so much for posting this video...
This was a wonderful, sensitive, respectful, and talented dramatization of a pivotal moment in the history of AA, the death of Dr. Bob Smith, MD. I was truly moved by this talented actor's performance. Everyone in AA should see and contemplate it.
Obrigadamente eu sou agradecido e vamos ?ivan junior NatalRN Brasil
I've been in AA since 1991, sober since 1995 and this tripe pisses me off.
Especially the misrepresentation of the bus trip and Bills remarkable shooting skills .
He was a state champion in target shooting at a time in history where shooting was more popular than football/baseball
I have been around AA since 1981 and stayed Sober for many years. The insanity was ...Once again I volunteered for Misery.After many years of attempts..Today I have 18 days days without a drink or drug. But for the Grace of God
Love it! God truly used this man in so many lives and families, including mine.
Me too my friend don't no were I be with out aa and zoom aa
Great job putting this together .
God Bless and Thank you Bill W and Dr Bob....I'd still be a harmful, ugly drunk if not for ALL of you the AA Family!! Thank you and Extremely Grateful from Media, PA
As A As Birthday rapidly approaches and the pandemic in our country subsides. I can't help but feel like a little kid thinking about Founders Day and our beginnings. So grateful
I and so many others owe our lives to Bill and Bob.
Thank you for posting.
Thank you so much 💕
Thank you Bill W and Doctor Bob - truly inspiring ❤
22 years a day at a time thank you for sharing 🙏
Beautiful! Thank you!
What would the world do without these guys
The truths of these founders are without any doubt the handy work of a Power far greater than anything I've ever seen or experienced. Still Sober by Gods marvelous Grace G. Justice!
i am glad that at least this channel admits it is a film/not an actual AA meeting with Bill W.
Too many people in the fellowship believe this to be real
Gratitude for lois and all the spouses, who remind us that the personal god of our understanding is priceless, for caring for us when we were unable to care for ourselves.
Lois is a saint.
Respect by Gods grace I will be 30 years clean and sober 2/24/1992
My God that was amazing! Thank God for Bill and Bob!
Yes they were an incarnation of God.. I m sober because of AA.
@@Tapper98 Amen!
@@michaelcampbell5175 sir I have a question ?
Did Bill w really requested for booze few hours before his death ?
What do you have to say on this ?
Is it true or not , please tell me..?
@@Tapper98 That’s the rumor but I haven’t really been able to confirm it. To me, This would only make me appreciate the man more quite frankly! Bill wasn’t a God he was just directed by one and if in his dying moments he did the very Alcoholic human act of requesting a drink then I’m personally okay with it. That’s our disease, it’ll be there until our dying breath!
Cunning, Baffling and powerful!
@@michaelcampbell5175 exactly true. I first came to AA on aug 2018 and till 4th April 21 I remained sober on 4th April couldn't resist and slipped from that day not able to make more than 7 days working very hard but at times it looks it's all ok let it be
Every time those same repititive stories ..it's like an never-ending expedition.....what to do ?
12/5/22 - I had just quit an outpatient program for the third time. I was hungover, without much conscious care in the world. Out of nowhere, my eyes were opened and I could see the devastation alcohol had done in my life. No new information, but a new understanding. I have been sober ever since. God loved me enough to do for me what I could not do for myself. Thank you to all of you who keep the rooms running every day and ever hour until our Lord returns ❤❤❤❤❤
Wow!!! What a special Man!!! Thank you Bill W.
26 years sober from the teachings and fellowship of AA!!!
AMAZING! Bill (THE SCRIPT IS WRITTEN BY BILL W IN 1960 BUT THE VIDEO HERE IS HIS FRIEND BILL MCNIFF IN 1990) talks about his nightmare and how he prevailed over alcohol. I found it amazing as well when you read about this lecture and his interactions with people, HE NEVER introduced himself as; 'I'm Bill an alcoholic' nor did Dr. Bob and both wanted others not to say that if they were in the program. Bill said that those in the program, men and women, may in fact be or have been alcoholics, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT DRINKING ALCOHOL and YOU ARE IN THE PROGRAM TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE- he never wanted to hear you say; 'My name is _______ and I'm an alcoholic.'
I lied to myself for years that I had a problem myself because I could go weeks, or even months without drinking, but it was a lie, when I opened that locked door in my mind that held all the pain from my daughter being sick and dying and then my brother, I WAS HELPLESS BUT NO LONGER. as the Fellowship and grief therapy gave me a second life.
Open Letter To Those Struggling,
I'm one of you.
I've only been in AA for three weeks now but I know I'll never drink again and I'll explain how 'God' came to me- the way Bill does above when he never expected it, didn't seek it, nor thought much of his friend Eddie who did UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO HIM. Listen to BOB TALK ABOUT IT AT 43:54.
iT HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL.
My story on the fast forward button is that I was never a drinker in my 20's or 30's. I grew up with an abusive alcoholic adopted father and he was a mean drunk. I wish I had great stories of teen escapades, wild parties etc etc, but I don't. I also never had much interest at all as I didn't need alcohol to be happy, social, whatever your excuse is as we are all different. But many years later my daughter got sick and she left Texas to spend time with family in NYC- where we are from. She wanted to see all of her favorite places again and I wanted her to spend time with her mother's family as they all loved her.
AFTER A WEEK, after a week she had visited her favorite place, the Pokemon Center, as well as the Statue of Liberty. She called me on the phone crying but she didn't get me, she left a voice message as I missed the call. at her funeral everybody was told it was an accident because the truth was too hard for many in the family to accept AND grieve. The truth was that she decided it was time to check out and she took her own life and I missed the last call she ever made. I should have gone for help years ago but I didn't.
I locked away the pain of how she died, as well as missing that call and would only open that door when I was alone and drinking. I mistakenly believed that alcohol was my friend and that it would help me face the pain of how she died but it was all a lie. My brother would then be killed on a motorcycle here in Texas in 2018 and once again I had to face losing my best friend. First my daughter and now my brother. Fast forward to December 12,13,14,15 2020 and you will find me in a hospital having had surgery and staring at the ceiling at 2 am in the morning. It would soon be the two year anniversary of my brother's death. a NURSE WALKED IN AND SHE GAVE ME A MESSAGE- I WASN'T SEEKING IT- DIDN'T EXPECT IT- NEVER THOUGHT OF IT BUT SHE ASKED WHY I WAS LOOKING SO SAD.
I told her about losing my daughter and brother and she looked at me with the deepest compassion in her eyes and after we talked about where she was from (She had an accent and we did a quick guessing game) she told me that without God coming into her life, she would never be here helping me because her sister gave her life to save her. That she was almost consumed by guilt and grief but she reached out for help. She then said she isn't supposed to speak like this with patients and smiled and squeezed my hand, then cleaned it off, then left.
THAT WAS IT
I fell asleep and the next morning when I woke up I asked for the nurse (A different one) to please being me my phone and I looked up a grief therapist and AA. I FOUND AN AMAZING GROUP AT SERENITY OF THE WOODLANDS and they get people from all over the country in the virtual meetings. Bill is right in this video lecture! If you open yourself you can feel the power of the FELLOWSHIP of AA. It's a family bonding us all together in a common goal.
ONE DAY AT A TIME. AND BEFORE YOU REACH FOR THAT DRINK- REACH FOR YOUR PHONE INSTEAD.
Amazing and the strong message given freely what was given to them
Without them, millions would have perished. Thank you.
Thanks God, AA Bill & Bob for such a gift for us the alcoholics, we need to pass this program to the person that needs it to keep growing . One day at a time 24H
Well, I came to a Meeting in 1983 at 21. Can you imagine. I've been away from meetings many times over 40 years. I relapsed at 45 after divorce. Luckily for 18 months only. I'm now 61. AA has gone woke long ago and the trials of our time affect alcoholics. What to do?
Always wanted to see this guy and now there’s him.
Well, it's not actually Bob. Apparently, it's from a script from Bill W., as performed by another Bill.
oh Billy boy i slipped and 2 weeks clean again. After 3 n half years... i ended up doing one side of the triangle but service in the wrong place and so it affected unity and recovery and i let my defects of character drive me near jeckle and hyde again, resulting in relapse over a 24 hour. so here i am again reaching out going back to basics.... its a good day still.
Love you bro
@@michaelvalera9886 Thanks man. love to you too mate. Still going and again I'm step 3 with the sponsor today.
Keep coming back
Thank you so much for sharing this Treasure
It was a real honour to watch this. My friend sent it to me late last night. I feel touched by The Hand of The Holy Ghost...the same Holy Ghost...that touched them-and us all ...
Thank you.
Godbless x
Godbless
Well a has kept me sober 41 yrs so far
Keep coming back.
One day at a time.
Legacy Legends, eternally Grateful to These Heroes. I owe my life to you 🙏 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I have just reunited with one of my daughters after 13 years, this is one of the Miracles of A. A. 🙏
I just stumbled on this. What a treat!
Bill Dotson was given hope by Dr. Bob and Bill W. - what a miracle - "If they can do it, I can do it."
It is so cool to hear original AA.
As per the description under the video please note well this is: “An evening with Bill W. Produced, directed and performed by Bill McNiff.”
And it is well worth your time to listen and watch!
God bless the program 🙏
I'm 5 yrs clean and sober now, took 44 yrs to do it. But all I can think about is my poor friend Sarah who died of her illness in 1993.
WoW very good and sad Thank you Bill!!! God is very good all the time 🙏😇
2 years 2 months. Thank you Bill and Bob. I sure wish my dad heard this message. The buck stops HERE.
Wish I seen this video 18 years ago would of saved me alot of heartache and loss but I know now i needed to become weak before I can become strong so grateful to know aas knowledge now can finally stop being a loser and make up for my mistakes. His stories about his relapses how he hadn't planned on drinking but was pushed into it accidentally by the world is sooo relatable
Thank God for this man ...
thank you
These guys Dr. Bob and Bill W are my real life heroes. Over 5 years without alcohol.
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Good reenactment of AA's co-founders. Remember this is a theatrical play.
This is not Bill Wilson
This was a performance, a dramatic presentation of early AA. It has been presented all over the world and has helped many of the folks who had the privilege to see it. All the information is valid. AA does not approve or disapprove of anything.
Did you know Jack Murphy well? I think He has passed.
Bulshit it is full of misinformation and Bill Wilson himself would be outraged at the f****** lies in the f****** video
@@MrAnarchris tell us please share your information to back it up 🙏🙏🙏💡💡💡.
@@idaliareyes4456
Bill Wilson won multiple state championships in shooting, which was extremely popular in the late eighteen hundreds when Bill was growing up in the state of Vermont.
This lame film was written by somebody totally clueless about the life of Bill Wilson.
The story about Bill meeting the guy with the gun on the bus is very interesting and important piece of AA history but the writer of this film totally misrepresented Bill's Keen interest in firearms and shooting in general.
Bill was not pretending to be interested about firearms and shooting he was not pretending to know a great deal about the subject, I am an avid historian on AA matters.
Read Susan Cheevers great book on the subject.
@@MrAnarchris you made a passionate and strong case about an obscure and meaningless point. Congrats.
I’m so thankful to Bill🥰🙏🙌🇸🇪
8 days sober
The history of AA eas the best path to a spiritual experience sufficient enough to cure my alcoholism. Akron for founders day, Akron Intergroup archives, St Thomas hospital,and go to Dr. Bob's grave Friday night to read with the Dogs! May God bless and keep you until then... And sit at Henriettas table....Let go and let God !!! I have a life second to none today. I am an Eternally grateful alcoholic
We never fail.til we stop trying.
This is a representation, a scripted event created by a member of AA as a tribute and way to share the story of Bill W. and Doctor Bob and the founding of AA. It's based fairly assiduously to the story as related in "Bill's Story" in the book "Alchoholics Anonymous" and the early days as related in "Language of the Heart", "Doctor Bob and the Good Oldtimers" and "AA comes of Age."
Ive been wondering this for a few days. Thats not really Bill . Although Ive had this cd for a few years its the 1st time I saw the video. Sure doesnt look like Bill W
@@inkyjr9416 for sure. Bill Wilson spoke SLOWWWWWLY. And with long pauses. This gentlemen literally speaks 3 times as fast as Bill actually did. On UA-cam if I watch Wilson speaking I play it back at 1.25 or 1.5 speed 😂😂
Really cool to hear him tell the story I've read a hundred times
IT IS NOT BILL WILSON -
very moving.
It's the first time to see this video right now
Been 1 year sober YAY!!
This isn't Bill. This is a recreation.
Bill W
December 11-1934.
Founder of A.A.
November 16-1950.
A.A. Cofounded
June 10-1935.
This program saved my f****** life
Started AA in 1992. Got sober for almost 19years. Then 2012 drank again for 4 years and now been sober again since May 2, 2015. Now time to give up smoking dope.
I’m speechless
I was a hopeless drunk then I went into a 12 step treatment center and they saved my life AA has been apart of my life for 30 years I still need to work that program
I've read the story and talked about it, but I have never seen it told before by Bill Wilson in the flesh! May I publish this on my channel 1Sober2Another? I would be grateful and I know it will be helpful for those who still suffer 🙏💯 Thanks for publishing this!
This isn’t Bill W
This is Mr. McNiff - he is portraying Bill W. (AA saved me)
if anyone has really good ability to teach surrender to life I would deeply appreciate it. I have attended hundreds of meetings and read most of the literature but I am missing this piece in its totality. please pass it on. Joe
Gareth, thank you so very much for upload. Amazing to hear story I'm reading. I have hope. Too cowardly to kill myself. But, I have hope now. I have home group and sponsor.
Idk you. But you are loved. The first 164 will change you're life.
Beefman first time looking at this ,,Great story of Bill W
Omg, hahaha! when he said, "I'm a rumhound from New York, a member of the OG", (58:20) it took me a good couple minutes to realize he was referring to the Oxford Group. 🤣
The title of this post is misleading. This is NOT Bill W.; nor, to the best of my knowledge, is this actor reading a script of a speech Bill W. actually gave. The title of the post should be revised to reflect these facts.
My favorite
Day at a time.
That is not Bill W., Im very confused at this video???? explain.....
gracias a este personage millones se salvaran sus vidas otros pereceran ante el alcohol.
i see why james woods played bill w in that movie about AA they sound identical
Is this an actual video of Bill W. or a reenactment????????????????????
Re-enactment.
Can you please provide all of the apisodes in Hindi
Many more peoples want this gidline in Hindi
5 months drug free, today.