From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... free.
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
2.
... free from
alcohol for a period of ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
There is the type who always
believes that after being entirely free from alcohol for a period of time he can take a drink without danger.
3.
... free from
parental domination, I would never ...
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
This had the effect of making me resolve that when
I was free from parental
domination, I would never again darken the doors of a church.
4.
... free gift,
and yet usually, at least ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
What he has received is a free gift, and yet usually, at least in some small part, he has made himself ready to receive it.
5.
... free man.
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
6.
... free man.
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
Here was the terrible dilemma in which our friend
found himself when he had
the extraordinary experience, which as we have already told you, made him a free man.
7.
... free man.
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
8.
... free man
at last.
BB p.75,
Into Action
Carefully reading the
first five proposals we ask if we have
omitted anything, for
we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last.
9.
... free men
may go without disaster, provided ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
He can go anywhere on this
earth where other free men may go
without disaster, provided he remains willing to maintain a certain simple attitude.
10.
... free of
anger.
BB p.66,
How It Works
11.
Free of
marital responsibilities, they can participate ...
12&12 p.120,
Step Twelve
Free of marital responsibilities, they can participate in enterprises which would be denied to family men and women.
12.
... free to
come and go as he ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
13.
... free to
concentrate on culture and character.
12&12 p.71,
Step Seven
14.
... free to
discuss his problems with you, ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
If he feels free to discuss his problems with
you, if he knows you understand and will not be
upset by anything he wishes to say, he will probably be off to a fast start.
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