From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... atmosphere.
BB p.115,
To Wives
When you have carefully explained to such people that he is a sick person, you will have created a new atmosphere.
2.
... atmosphere of
approval and praise is apt ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
This atmosphere of approval and praise is apt to be so exhilarating
as to put us off balance by
creating an insatiable appetite for
more of the same.
3.
... atmosphere of
helpfulness and friendliness.
BB p.99,
Working With Others
4.
... atmosphere of
His grace.
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
We all need the light of God's reality, the nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere
of His grace.
5.
... atmosphere of
such places?"
BB p.101,
Working With Others
6.
... atmosphere of
the place, conspired to let ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
The expression on the faces of the women, that indefinable something
in the eyes of the men, the stimulating and electric atmosphere of the place, conspired to let him know that here was haven at last.
7.
... atmosphere the
alcoholic often overcomes his excessive ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
They help others with similar problems ... In
this atmosphere the alcoholic often overcomes his excessive
concentration upon himself.
8.
... atmosphere with
which the grace of this ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
As though lying upon a sunlit beach, let us relax and breathe deeply of the spiritual
atmosphere with which the grace of this prayer surrounds us.
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