From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... forms.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
2.
... forms.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening"
are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about
recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms.
3.
... forms a
group, another discovery is made ...
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
The moment this Twelfth
Step work forms a group, another discovery is made -- that most individuals cannot recover unless there is a group.
4.
... forms of
dependence.
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
5.
... forms of
fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, ...
BB p.62,
How It Works
Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate.
6.
... forms of
spiritual disease, for we have ...
BB p.64,
How It Works
From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we
have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been
spiritually sick.
7.
... forms, there
are some general principles which ...
BB p.79,
Into Action
Although these reparations take innumerable forms, there
are some general principles which we find guiding.
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