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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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1.
... begun.   12&12 p.83, Step Nine
The moment we tell our families that we are really going to try the program, the process has begun.


2.
... begun.   BB p.110, To Wives   Go to page 110 in the Big Book
Maybe the doctor has been called in, and the weary round of sanitariums and hospitals has begun.


3.
... begun.   BB p.117, To Wives   Go to page 117 in the Big Book
Seed has started to sprout in a new soil, but growth has only begun.

4.
... begun, by our behavior and example, to ...   12&12 p.85, Step Nine
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to convince those about us that we are indeed changing for the better, it is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little or not at all aware of what we have done to them.


5.
... begun to comprehend their futility and their ...   BB p.70, How It Works   Go to page 70 in the Big Book
We have begun to comprehend their futility and their fatality.


6.
... begun to develop this vital sixth sense.   BB p.85, Into Action   Go to page 85 in the Big Book
We have begun to develop this vital sixth sense.


7.
... begun to drink in this nonchalant way, ...   BB p.24, There Is A Solution   Go to page 24 in the Big Book
How often have some of us begun to drink in this nonchalant way, and after the third or fourth, pounded on the bar and said to ourselves, "For God's sake, how did I ever get started again?"

8.
... begun to get a basis for daily ...   12&12 p.108, Step Twelve
By this time, at Step Ten, we had begun to get a basis for daily living, and we keenly realized that we would need to continue taking personal inventory, and that when we were in the wrong we ought to admit it promptly.


9.
... begun to have a spiritual experience.   BB p.158, A Vision For You   Go to page 158 in the Big Book
He had begun to have a spiritual experience.


10.
... begun to learn tolerance, patience and good ...   BB p.70, How It Works   Go to page 70 in the Big Book
We have begun to learn tolerance, patience and good will toward all men, even our enemies, for we look on them as sick people.

11.
... begun to reach into forty foreign lands.(*)   12&12 p.18, Foreword
As A.A. now enters maturity, it has begun to reach into forty foreign lands.(*)


12.
... begun to sense the flow of His ...   BB p.85, Into Action   Go to page 85 in the Big Book
If we have carefully followed directions, we have begun to sense the flow of His Spirit into us.

13.
... begun to solve the problem by the ...   12&12 p.27, Step Two
Many a man like you has begun to solve the problem by the method of substitution.


14.
... begun to try, with or without your ...   BB p.109, To Wives   Go to page 109 in the Big Book
He has begun to try, with or without your cooperation, various means of moderating or staying dry.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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