From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... apparent calamity
has been a boon to ...
BB p.116,
To Wives
Time after time, this apparent calamity has been a boon to
us, for it opened up a path which led to the discovery of God.
2.
... apparent lack
of it."
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
3.
... apparent that
only by their united effort ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
But once these men had hit upon a cure, once it became apparent that only by
their united effort could
this be accomplished, then all of them would
feel bound to devote themselves solely to the relief of cancer.
4.
... apparent that
the word-of-mouth method was too ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
5.
... apparent that
while alcoholics would spend lavishly ...
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
It was soon apparent that while alcoholics would spend lavishly on Twelfth Step cases, they had a terrific
aversion to dropping
money into a meeting-place hat for group purposes.
6.
... apparent to
both parties.
BB p.99,
Working With Others
7.
... apparent to
us.
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
8.
... apparent was
that this world and its ...
BB p.65,
How It Works
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