From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
ALIVE occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
1.
... alive.
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
He did not
design man to
destroy himself by
alcohol,
but He did
give man instincts to
help him to
stay alive.
2.
... alive.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
They
pointed out that the
Foundation board already
knew of a
total of
half a
million dollars set aside for
A.A. in the
wills of people still
alive.
3.
... alive himself.
12&12 p.24,
Step One
No, the
average alcoholic,
self-
centered in the
extreme,
doesn't
care for this
prospect --
unless he has
to do these things in
order to
stay alive himself.
4.
... alive, unless
he passes on to other ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
Alone now, he
reflects that he may not be able to
stay sober, or even
alive,
unless he
passes on to other
alcoholics what was so
freely given him.
Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous
and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
The A.A. Preamble, copyright ©
The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.
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