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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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... encourage balance.   12&12 p.46, Step Four
This tends to clear away morbidity and encourage balance.


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... encourage him to follow his own conscience.   BB p.95, Working With Others   Go to page 95 in the Big Book
If he thinks he can do the job in some other way, or prefers some other spiritual approach, encourage him to follow his own conscience.


3.
... encourage him to play once in a ...   BB p.146, To Employers   Go to page 146 in the Big Book
You may need to encourage him to play once in a while.


4.
... encourage him to speak of himself.   BB p.91, Working With Others   Go to page 91 in the Big Book
Tell him enough about your drinking habits, symptoms, and experiences to encourage him to speak of himself.


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... encourage us by saying that this is ...   BB xv, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Many of our friends encourage us by saying that this is but a beginning, only the augury of a much larger future ahead.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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