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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... average?
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Was it
credible that
A.A.
was to have a
divorce rate
far
lower than
average?
2.
... average.
BB p.58,
How It Works
Their
chances are
less than
average.
3.
... average alcoholic's plight is, in my opinion, ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
One of these
men,
staff member of a
world-
renowned hospital,
recently made this
statement to some of us: "What you say about the
general hopelessness
of the
average alcoholic's
plight is, in
my
opinion,
correct.
4.
... average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn't ...
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.
5.
... average Americans.
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
We are
average Americans.
6.
... average citizen could see for himself just ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
Consequently, many
groups began to
hold meetings which were
open to
interested friends and the
public, so
that the
average citizen
could see for himself just what
A.A. was all about.
7.
... average man like himself, a spiritual life ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
He will
perceive that his
spiritual growth is
lopsided, that for an
average
man like himself, a
spiritual life which does
not
include his
family obligations may not be so
perfect after all.
8.
... average newcomer wanted his family to know ...
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
As a
rule, the
average newcomer wanted his
family to
know immediately what he was
trying to do.
9.
... average temperate drinker.
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The Doctor's Opinion
10.
... average; we forgot the immense goodwill of ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
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