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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
DISCIPLINE occurs
6 times
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1.
... discipline.
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.
2.
... discipline.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
What often
takes place in a few
months could
seldom have been
accomplished by
years
of
self-
discipline.
3.
... discipline had
qualified him to drink as ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
Then he
fell victim to a
belief which
practically
every
alcoholic has -- that his
long period of
sobriety and
self-
discipline had
qualified him to
drink as other
men.
4.
... discipline its
members and enforce obedience to ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Did anyone ever
hear of a
society which couldn't somehow
discipline its members and
enforce obedience to
necessary
rules and
regulations?
5.
... discipline, stand
up under fire, and endure ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
Would they be able to take
discipline,
stand up under
fire, and
endure the
monotony and
misery of
war?
6.
... discipline us
in the simple way we ...
BB p.88,
Into Action
So we let
God discipline us in
the
simple way we have just
outlined.
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