From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... efforts as
much as you possibly can.
BB p.119,
To Wives
2.
... efforts at
control, and continue to fail, ...
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
As we redouble our efforts
at control, and continue to fail, our suffering becomes acute and constant.
3.
... efforts at
flight failed before?
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
4.
... efforts of
family, friends, doctors, and clergymen ...
12&12 p.63,
Step Six
Change of scene, the best efforts of family, friends, doctors, and clergymen got no place
with my alcoholism.
5.
... efforts to
see how many people he ...
12&12 p.77,
Step Eight
To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he has hurt, and in what ways.
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