From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... casual apologies.
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
2.
... casual get-togethers,
it became customary to set ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
In addition to these casual get-togethers, it became customary to set apart one night a week for a meeting to be attended by
anyone or everyone interested in a spiritual way of life.
3.
... casual or
natural way.
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
4.
... casual reference
to spiritual things made us ...
BB p.48,
We Agnostics
Many of us have been so touchy that even casual reference to spiritual things made us bristle with antagonism.
5.
... casual way,
"It won't burn me this ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
The alcoholic may say to
himself in the most casual
way, "It won't burn me this time, so here's how!"
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