From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... consciousness.
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness.
2.
... consciousness."
BB p.568(570),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
3.
... consciousness and
being.
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
4.
... consciousness" followed
at once by a vast ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
Though it was not our intention to create such an impression, many alcoholics have nevertheless concluded that in order to
recover they must acquire an immediate and
overwhelming "God-consciousness" followed at once by a vast change in feeling and outlook.
5.
... consciousness of
every man that he can ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
6.
... consciousness of
our intolerable situation as best ...
BB p.25,
There Is A Solution
We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from
which there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives: One was to
go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation
as best we could; and the other, to accept spiritual help.
7.
... consciousness of
the power of God in ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
This dream world has been replaced by a great sense of purpose, accompanied by a growing consciousness of the
power of God in our lives.
8.
... consciousness of
the Presence of God is ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the
Presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.
9.
... consciousness of
your belief is sure to ...
BB p.55,
We Agnostics
10.
... consciousness will
do wonders for you socially.
BB p.115,
To Wives
11.
... consciousness with
sufficient force the memory of ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
We are unable, at certain
times, to bring into our
consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering
and humiliation of even
a week or a month ago.
12.
... consciousness within.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
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