From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... chief activator
of our defects has been ...
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
The chief activator of
our defects has been self-centered fear -- primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or would fail to
get something we demanded.
2.
... chief application
to situations which arise in ...
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
3.
... chief architect,
standing in the ruins of ...
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
Even the chief architect, standing in
the ruins of his dream,
could laugh at himself --
and that is the very acme of
humility.
4.
... chief block
to true progress.
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
For pride, leading to self-justification, and
always spurred by conscious or unconscious fears, is the
basic breeder of most human difficulties, the
chief block to true progress.
5.
... chief change
was in the section of ...
BB xi,
Preface
But the chief change was in
the section of personal
stories, which was expanded to reflect the Fellowship's growth.
6.
... chief initiative
and active responsibility in most ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
VI. The Conference recognizes that the chief
initiative and active
responsibility in most world service matters should be exercised by the trustee
members of the Conference acting as the
General Service Board.
7.
... chief physician
at a nationally prominent hospital ...
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
A well-known doctor, chief physician at a nationally prominent
hospital specializing in alcoholic and drug addiction, gave Alcoholics Anonymous
this letter:
8.
... chief psychiatrist
of a large public hospital ...
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
Arrangements were also
made with the chief psychiatrist of a large
public hospital to select still others from the stream of misery which flows through that institution.
9.
... Chief Psychiatrist,
Philadelphia General Hospital, citing his ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. John F. Stouffer, Chief Psychiatrist, Philadelphia General
Hospital, citing his experience with A.A., said: "The alcoholics we get here at Philadelphia General
are mostly those who cannot
afford private treatment, and A.A. is by far the greatest thing we have been able to offer them.
10.
... chief source
of strength.
12&12 p.39,
Step Three
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