From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BEAR occurs
5 times
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1.
... bear.
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
Our
disillusionment had been
hard to
bear.
2.
... bear business
tales or criticize his associates?
BB p.145,
To Employers
Can he
talk frankly with
you so
long as he does not
bear business tales or
criticize his
associates?
3.
... bear to
face it.
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
Few
indeed are the
practicing alcoholics
who have any
idea how
irrational they are, or seeing their
irrationality, can
bear
to
face it.
4.
... bear upon
the dark and negative side ...
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
As we have seen,
self-
searching is the
means by
which we bring new
vision,
action, and
grace to
bear upon the
dark and
negative side of our
natures.
5.
... bear witness
to those I would help ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
Take away my
difficulties, that
victory over them may
bear witness to those I would
help
of
Thy Power,
Thy Love, and
Thy Way of
life.
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