From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... begins.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
2.
... begins to
appear at hospitals and sanitariums.
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
3.
... begins to
assert himself.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
4.
... begins to
be more objective, the newcomer ...
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
As soon as he begins to be more objective, the newcomer can fearlessly, rather than
fearfully, look at his own defects.
5.
... begins to
be shared with the first ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
Very soon, though, his assumed authority to run everything begins to be shared with the first alcoholics he has helped.
6.
... begins to
be taken as a matter ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
As soon as his sobriety
begins to be taken as a matter of course, the family may look at their strange new dad with apprehension,
then with irritation.
7.
... begins to
feel lonely, sorry for himself.
BB p.81,
Into Action
8.
... begins to
lose all control of his ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He may start off as a moderate drinker; he may
or may not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of
his drinking career he
begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink.
9.
... begins to
mean the nourishing ingredient which ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give
us serenity.
10.
... begins to
see his shortcomings and admits ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
As each member of a resentful family begins to see his shortcomings and admits
them to the others, he lays
a basis for helpful discussion.
11.
... begins to
think life doesn't treat him ...
BB p.61,
How It Works
12.
... begins to
think once more how he ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
But when he gets over the spree, he begins to think once more how he can drink moderately next time.
13.
... begins to
use a combination of high-powered ...
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
As matters grow worse, he begins to use a combination of high-powered sedative and liquor to quiet his nerves so he can go to work.
14.
... begins when
one alcoholic talks with another ...
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing experience, strength,
and hope.
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