From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... achievements.
12&12 p.70,
Step Seven
Much of the everyday talk we hear, and a great deal of what we read, highlights man's pride in his own achievements.
2.
... achievements are
denied us?
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
Can we steadfastly content ourselves with
the humbler, yet sometimes more durable, satisfactions when the brighter, more glittering achievements are
denied us?
3.
... achievements as
a consistent thing.
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
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