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


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1.
... behind any meritorious cause.   12&12 p.155, Tradition Six
In fact, we felt duty-bound to throw the whole weight of the A.A. name behind any meritorious cause.

2.
... behind him.   12&12 p.39, Step Three
His financial insecurity worries him sick, and panic takes over when he thinks of all the bridges to safety that alcohol burned behind him.


3.
... behind his first acquaintance, the lawyer and ...   BB p.159, A Vision For You   Go to page 159 in the Big Book
He now returned home, leaving behind his first acquaintance, the lawyer and the devil-may-care chap.


4.
... behind them was sufficient to convince the ...   BB xvii, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
By late 1937, the number of members having substantial sobriety time behind them was sufficient to convince the membership that a new light had entered the dark world of the alcoholic.

5.
... behind us.   12&12 p.89, Step Ten
When this is done, we are really able to leave it behind us.


6.
... behind Walter.   BB p.3, Bill's Story   Go to page 3 in the Big Book
Liquor caught up with me much faster than I came up behind Walter.


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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