From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... changes are
described.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
2.
... changes being
made in it.
BB xi,
Preface
Because this book has become the basic text for our Society and has
helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong sentiment against any radical changes being made in it.
3.
... changes his
brand or his environment.
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
4.
... changes his
mind.
BB p.95,
Working With Others
If he is not interested in your solution, if he expects
you to act only as a banker
for his financial difficulties or a nurse
for his sprees, you may have to drop him until he changes his mind.
5.
... changes in
society as a whole are ...
BB xxiv,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
While our literature
has preserved the integrity of the A.A. message, sweeping changes in society as a whole are reflected in new customs and practices within the Fellowship.
6.
... changes in
the household.
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
7.
... changes made
over the years in the ...
BB xii,
Preface
All changes made over the years in the Big Book (A.A. members' fond nickname for this volume) have had the same purpose: to represent the
current membership of
Alcoholics Anonymous more accurately, and thereby
to reach more alcoholics.
8.
... changes, or
religious experiences, must be in ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
Yet it is true that our first printing gave many readers the impression
that these personality changes, or religious experiences, must be in
the nature of sudden and
spectacular upheavals.
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