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
2.
... encourage him
to follow his own conscience.
BB p.95,
Working With Others
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
4.
... encourage him
to speak of himself.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
Tell him enough about your
drinking habits, symptoms, and experiences to encourage
him to speak of himself.
5.
... encourage us
by saying that this is ...
BB xv,
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.
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