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

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ENERGY   occurs   6 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... energy foolishly as we did when we ...   BB p.88, Into Action   Go to page 88 in the Big Book
We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.

2.
... energy in trying to carry A.A.'s message ...   12&12 p.24, Step One
Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.'s message to the next sufferer?

3.
... energy it releases and the eager action ...   12&12 p.109, Step Twelve
The wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by which it carries our message to the next suffering alcoholic and which finally translates the Twelve Steps into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent reality, of Alcoholics Anonymous.

4.
... energy so few people understand, meets our ...   12&12 p.36, Step Three
Silently and surely, electricity, that strange energy so few people understand, meets our simplest daily needs, and our most desperate ones, too.

5.
... energy that deeply influences our lives.   12&12 p.117, Step Twelve
This mighty urge is the root of great human accomplishments, a creative energy that deeply influences our lives.


6.
... energy value at times of fatigue.   BB p.134, The Family Afterward   Go to page 133 in the Big Book
He thought all alcoholics should constantly have chocolate available for its quick energy value at times of fatigue.


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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