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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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1.
... assets.   12&12 p.75, Step Seven
Everywhere we saw failure and misery transformed by humility into priceless assets.

2.
... assets.   12&12 p.93, Step Ten
Under these conditions, the pains of failure are converted into assets.


3.
... assets.   BB p.124, The Family Afterward   Go to page 124 in the Big Book
We grow by our willingness to face and rectify errors and convert them into assets.

4.
... assets and liabilities, and a real desire ...   12&12 p.88, Step Ten
A continuous look at our assets and liabilities, and a real desire to learn and grow by this means, are necessities for us.

5.
... assets, sources of growth and comfort to ...   12&12 p.113, Step Twelve
Can we transform these calamities into assets, sources of growth and comfort to ourselves and those about us?


6.
... assets that our Society has.   BB xix, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Today the remarkable unity of A.A. is one of the greatest assets that our Society has.

7.
... assets, the instincts, have turned into physical ...   12&12 p.42, Step Four
When that happens, our great natural assets, the instincts, have turned into physical and mental liabilities.

8.
... assets we shall seek.   12&12 p.95, Step Ten
An honest regret for harms done, a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a willingness to try for better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek.

9.
... assets which can be noted along with ...   12&12 p.46, Step Four
The sponsor probably points out that the newcomer has some assets which can be noted along with his liabilities.


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.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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