From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... affirmative action,
for it is only by ...
12&12 p.34,
Step Three
Like all the remaining Steps, Step Three calls for affirmative action, for it is only
by action that we can cut away the self-will which has always blocked the entry of God -- or, if you like, a Higher Power -- into our lives.
2.
... affirmative by
almost any A.A. member.
12&12 p.63,
Step Six
Of course, the often disputed question of whether God can -- and will, under certain conditions -- remove defects of character will be answered with a prompt
affirmative by almost any A.A. member.
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