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... brings.
12&12
Tradition Nine, p.174
So we of A.A. do obey spiritual principles, first because we must, and ultimately because we love the kind of life such obedience brings.
2.
... brings a
comfortable feeling of superiority.
12&12
Step Six, p.67
In a perverse way we can actually take satisfaction from the fact
that many people annoy us, for it brings a comfortable feeling of superiority.
3.
... brings a
full return, the certainty that ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.124
Service, gladly rendered, obligations squarely met, troubles well accepted or solved with God's help, the knowledge that at home or in
the world outside we are partners in a common effort, the well-understood fact that in God's sight all human beings are important, the proof that love freely given surely brings a full return, the certainty that
we are no longer isolated and alone in self-constructed prisons, the surety that we need no longer be square pegs in round holes but can fit and belong in God's scheme of things -- these are
the permanent and legitimate satisfactions of right living for which no amount of pomp and circumstance, no heap of material possessions, could possibly be substitutes.
4.
... brings light
and new confidence.
12&12
Contents (Step Four), p.6
5.
... brings misunderstanding,
fierce resentment, financial insecurity, disgusted ...
BB
There Is A Solution, p.18
It brings misunderstanding, fierce resentment, financial insecurity, disgusted friends and employers, warped lives of blameless children, sad wives and parents -- anyone can increase the list.
6.
... brings still
greater confusion.
12&12
Step Twelve, p.111
Then we are hurt and confused when the advice is
rejected, or when it is accepted and brings still greater confusion.
7.
... brings to
mind a story about one ...
BB
Into Action, p.80
8.
... brings us
straight to the question "Does ...
12&12
Tradition Two, p.134
9.
... brings us
to a resting place where ...
12&12
Step Five, p.62
This feeling of being at one with God and man, this emerging from isolation through the open and honest sharing of our terrible burden of guilt, brings us to a resting place where we may prepare ourselves for the following Steps toward a full and meaningful sobriety.
10.
... brings us
to Step Ten, which suggests ...
BB
Into Action, p.84
This thought brings us to Step Ten, which suggests we continue to take personal inventory and continue to
set right any new mistakes as we go along.
11.
... brings us
to the Fifth Step in ...
BB
Into Action, p.72
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