From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BELONGING occurs
3 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... belonging that
comes to us.
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
Perhaps one of the
greatest rewards of
meditation
and
prayer is the
sense of
belonging that
comes to us.
2.
... belonging to
a religious denomination which requires ...
BB p.74,
Into Action
Those of us
belonging to a
religious denomination which
requires confession must, and of
course, will
want to go to the
properly appointed authority
whose
duty it is to
receive
it.
3.
... belonging was
tremendously exciting.
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
When we
reached A.A., and for
the
first time in our
lives stood among people who
seemed to
understand, the
sense of
belonging was
tremendously exciting.
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