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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BROKEN occurs
6 times
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1.
... broken.
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
Our
communications lines with those who
need our
help would be
broken.
2.
... broken.
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
The
aggrieved victim
would then
rightly declare that his
trust had
been
broken.
3.
... broken.
BB p.82,
Into Action
4.
... broken apart
by misunderstanding, tensions, or actual ...
12&12 p.114,
Step Twelve
We have sometimes seen
families broken apart by
misunderstanding,
tensions, or
actual infidelity, who are
reunited by the
A.A. way of
life.
5.
... broken man.
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
6.
... broken relationship
with another person, our emotions ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
The
moment we
ponder a
twisted or
broken relationship with another
person, our
emotions go on
the
defensive.
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