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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... close.
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
These
little studies of
A.A.'s
Twelve Steps now
come to a
close.
2.
... close afterward.
12&12 p.189,
Tradition One (Long)
3.
... close afterward.
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
4.
... close against
the grace of God.
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
The
moment we say, "No,
never!" our
minds close against the
grace of
God.
5.
... close by
hundreds are dropping into oblivion ...
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
Those of us who
live in
large
cities are
overcome by
the
reflection that
close by
hundreds are
dropping into
oblivion
every
day.
6.
... close friends.
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
He also
wanted to tell others who had
tried to
help him -- his
doctor, his
minister, and
close friends.
7.
... close his
mind to all spiritual concepts.
BB p.568(570),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
8.
... close-mouthed, understanding
friend.
BB p.74,
Into Action
If we cannot or would rather not do this, we
search
our
acquaintance for a
close-
mouthed,
understanding friend.
9.
... close of
1941, A.A. numbered 8,000 members.
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
10.
... close to
a solution.
12&12 p.27,
Step Two
In this
respect they are
certainly a
power greater than you, who have not even
come close to a
solution.
11.
... close to
alcoholics.
BB p.121,
To Wives (Note)
12.
... close to
Him and performed His work ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
Being all
powerful, He
provided what we
needed, if
we
kept close to Him and
performed His
work well.
13.
... close to
your own, then such a ...
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
If you have
developed a
high confidence in him, and
his
temperament and
problems are
close to your
own, then such a
choice will be
good.
14.
... close-up view
of the principles and forces ...
12&12 p.18,
Foreword
It is
hoped that this
volume will
afford all who
read it a
close-up
view of the
principles and
forces which have made
Alcoholics Anonymous
what it is.
Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous
and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
The A.A. Preamble, copyright ©
The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.
Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or
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