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... destroy himself
by alcohol, but He did ...
12&12
Step Six, p.64
He did not design man to destroy himself by alcohol, but He did give man instincts to help him to stay alive.
2.
... destroy his
chances for material and emotional ...
12&12
Step Four, p.43
In such a case, this imperious urge can destroy his chances for material and emotional security as well as his standing in the community.
3.
... destroy my
confidence and fill me with ...
12&12
Step Four, p.51
Did fear and inferiority
about my fitness for my job
destroy my confidence and
fill me with conflict?
4.
... destroy our
chance of being helpful.
BB
How It Works, p.67
5.
... destroy our
spiritual heritage as futile disputes ...
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
Experience has often warned us that nothing can so
surely destroy our spiritual heritage as futile disputes over property, money, and authority.
6.
... destroy our
spiritual heritage as futile disputes ...
12&12
Tradition Seven (Long), p.191
Experience has often warned us that nothing can so
surely destroy our spiritual heritage as futile disputes over property, money, and authority.
7.
... destroy ourselves
in the process.
12&12
Step One, p.22
The tyrant alcohol wielded a double-edged sword over us: first we were smitten by an insane urge that condemned us to go on drinking, and then by an allergy of the body that insured we would ultimately destroy ourselves in the process.
8.
... destroy the
reputation of his partner, disgrace ...
BB
Into Action, p.80
If he opened that old affair, he was afraid it would
destroy the reputation of
his partner, disgrace his
family and take away his means of livelihood.
9.
... destroy their
lives, they commit a most ...
12&12
Step Six, p.64
When men and women pour so much alcohol into themselves
that they destroy their lives,
they commit a most unnatural act.
10.
... destroy us.
12&12
Tradition Three, p.140
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