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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BEGINS occurs
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1.
... begins.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
As their
grief and
anxiety
wear away, a
subtle change begins.
2.
... begins to
appear at hospitals and sanitariums.
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
Then he
begins to
appear at
hospitals and
sanitariums.
3.
... begins to
assert himself.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
Father,
coming suddenly to
life again, often
begins to
assert himself.
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
The
husband begins to
feel lonely,
sorry for himself.
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
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
He
begins to
think life doesn't
treat him
right.
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
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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