From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
One of these men, staff member of a world-renowned hospital, recently made this statement to some
of us: "What you say about the general hopelessness
of the average alcoholic's plight is, in
my opinion, correct.
2.
... correct these
conditions and found that we ...
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
We thought "conditions" drove us to drink, and when we tried to
correct these conditions
and found that we couldn't to our entire satisfaction,
our drinking went out of hand and we became alcoholics.
3.
... correct these
flaws is the essence of ...
12&12 p.95,
Step Ten
Learning daily to spot, admit, and correct these flaws is the essence of character-building and good living.
4.
... correct what
is wrong.
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to
correct what is wrong.
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