From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BORN occurs
6 times
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1.
... born, and
by God's grace has nevertheless ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
That is the
spiritual climate in which
A.A. was
born, and by
God's
grace has nevertheless
flourished.
2.
... born, and
the sense of relief at ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
As we
persist, a
brand-new
kind of
confidence is
born, and the
sense of
relief at finally
facing
ourselves is
indescribable.
3.
... born of
confidence; it was the child ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
But in the
beginning,
anonymity was not
born of
confidence; it was the
child of our
early fears.
4.
... born that
way.
BB p.58,
How It Works
They are not at
fault; they
seem to have been
born that way.
5.
... born with
an abundance of natural desires, ...
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
Since most of us are
born with an
abundance of
natural desires, it isn't
strange
that we often let these far
exceed their
intended purpose.
6.
... born with
it, for, as one oldtimer ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
It could almost be said that we were
born with it,
for, as one
oldtimer recently declared, "
Practically never have I
heard a
heated religious,
political,
or
reform argument among
A.A. members.
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