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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
CONDUCT occurs
13 times
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1.
... conduct.
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
For most of us,
self-
justification was the
maker of
excuses;
excuses, of
course, for
drinking, and for all
kinds
of
crazy and
damaging
conduct.
2.
... conduct.
BB p.69,
How It Works
We do not
want to be the
arbiter of anyone's
sex conduct.
3.
... conduct, and
are willing to straighten out ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
We have
listed the people we have
hurt by our
conduct, and are
willing to
straighten
out the
past if we can.
4.
... conduct and
so adjust myself serenely to ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
These are the
sort of
fundamental inquiries
that can
disclose the
source of my
discomfort
and
indicate whether I may be able to
alter my
own conduct and so
adjust myself
serenely to
self-
discipline.
5.
... conduct continues,
accompanied by his continual promises ...
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
On through the
years this
conduct continues,
accompanied by his
continual promises to be
careful or to
keep off the
streets altogether.
6.
... conduct continues
to harm others, we are ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
If we are not
sorry, and our
conduct continues to
harm others, we are quite
sure to
drink.
7.
... conduct is
selfish, we may excite jealousy, ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
8.
... conduct, issues
no orders.
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
9.
... conduct over
the years past.
BB p.69,
How It Works
We
reviewed our
own conduct over the
years past.
10.
... conduct to
those we had hurt.
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
We got a
pretty severe shock when we
realized that
we were
preparing to make a
face-to-
face admission of our
wretched conduct to those we
had
hurt.
11.
... conduct which
was really wrong.
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
There are
cases where our
ancient enemy,
rationalization, has
stepped in and has
justified conduct which was
really
wrong.
12.
... conduct with
respect to his primary instincts ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Using his
best judgment of what has been
right and what has been
wrong,
he might make a
rough survey of his
conduct with
respect to his
primary instincts for
sex,
security, and
society.
13.
... conduct world
service affairs.
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
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