From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... block.
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
2.
... block our
path toward these objectives.
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
We have seen that character defects based upon shortsighted or unworthy desires are the
obstacles that block our
path toward these objectives.
3.
... block to
true progress.
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
For pride, leading to self-justification, and
always spurred by conscious or unconscious fears, is the
basic breeder of most human difficulties, the
chief block to true progress.
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