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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
FOREVER occurs
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1.
... forever?
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
Still more
important,
murmurs are
heard in the
body politic, which
swell into a
loud cry: "Do these
oldtimers think they can
run this
group forever?
2.
... forever.
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
I was through forever.
3.
... forever.
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
There was a
tremendous urge to
cease forever.
4.
... forever.
BB p.105,
To Wives
Our
men have
sworn great solemn oaths that they were through
drinking forever.
5.
... forever.
BB p.106,
To Wives
In the
midst of such
pandemonium they may have
rushed out
threatening
to
live with the other
woman
forever.
6.
... forever.
BB p.116,
To Wives
7.
... forever.
BB p.136,
To Employers
I told him he was through -- finally and forever.
8.
... forever?
BB p.142,
To Employers
Will he take every
necessary step,
submit to anything to get
well, to
stop drinking
forever?
9.
... forever live
in thankful contemplation of Him ...
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Twelve (Long)
This to the
end that our
great
blessings may
never spoil us; that we shall
forever
live in
thankful contemplation of Him who
presides over us all.
10.
... forever live
in thankful contemplation of Him ...
BB p.566(568),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
This to the
end that our
great
blessings may
never spoil us; that we shall
forever
live in
thankful contemplation of Him who
presides over us all.
11.
... forever nonprofessional.
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Eight (Long)
12.
... forever nonprofessional.
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
13.
... forever nonprofessional,
but our service centers may ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
14.
... forever nonprofessional,
but our service centers may ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
15.
... forever trying
to arrange the lights, the ...
BB p.60,
How It Works
Each
person is like an
actor who
wants to
run the
whole show; is
forever trying to
arrange the
lights, the
ballet, the
scenery and the
rest of the
players in his
own way.
16.
... forever, we
had to look for our ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
Finally, when all our
score cards read '
zero,' and we saw that one more
strike would
put us out of the
game forever, we had to
look for our
lost faith.
17.
... forever (with
and without a solemn oath), ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the
methods we have
tried:
Drinking beer only,
limiting the
number of
drinks,
never drinking alone,
never drinking in the
morning,
drinking only at
home,
never having it in the
house,
never drinking during
business
hours,
drinking only at
parties,
switching
from
scotch to
brandy,
drinking only
natural wines,
agreeing to
resign if ever
drunk on the
job,
taking a
trip, not
taking a
trip,
swearing off
forever (with and without a
solemn
oath),
taking more
physical exercise,
reading inspirational
books,
going to
health farms and
sanitariums,
accepting voluntary commitment to
asylums --
we could
increase the
list
ad infinitum.
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