From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... claim "soundness
of mind" for himself.
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
Yet no alcoholic, soberly analyzing his destructive behavior,
whether the destruction fell on the dining-room furniture or his own moral fiber, can claim "soundness of mind" for himself.
2.
... claim spiritual
progress rather than spiritual perfection.
BB p.60,
How It Works
3.
... claim that
our serious character defects, if ...
12&12 p.45,
Step Four
We shall claim that our serious character defects, if we think we have
any at all, have been caused
chiefly by excessive
drinking.
4.
... claim that
when drinking we never hurt ...
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
5.
... claim the
guidance of God when it ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
How many times have we heard well-intentioned people claim the guidance of God when it was all too plain
that they were sorely mistaken.
6.
... claim the
right to decide all by ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just what we shall think and just how we shall act.
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