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FREELY   occurs   18 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... freely.   BB p.93, Working With Others   Go to page 93 in the Big Book
Stress the spiritual feature freely.

2.
... freely admit the damage we have done ...   12&12 p.84, Step Nine
Against this background we can freely admit the damage we have done and make our apologies.

3.
... freely and easily, and without exhibitionism, about ...   12&12 p.46, Step Four
This the sponsor promptly proves by talking freely and easily, and without exhibitionism, about his own defects, past and present.

4.
... freely discarded by the groups.   12&12 p.190, Tradition Six (Long)
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.


5.
... freely discarded by the groups.   BB p.564(566), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
Secondary aids to A.A., such as clubs or hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary, they can be freely discarded by the groups.

6.
... freely give."   12&12 p.166, Tradition Eight
We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give."

7.
... freely give..." is the core of this ...   12&12 p.110, Step Twelve
"Freely ye have received; freely give..." is the core of this part of Step Twelve.

8.
... freely given by magazines and newspapers throughout ...   12&12 p.17, Foreword
In the next years alcoholics flocked to A.A. by tens of thousands, largely as the result of excellent and continuous publicity freely given by magazines and newspapers throughout the world.

9.
... freely given him.   12&12 p.133, Tradition Two
Alone now, he reflects that he may not be able to stay sober, or even alive, unless he passes on to other alcoholics what was so freely given him.


10.
... freely given me.   BB p.14, Bill's Story   Go to page 14 in the Big Book
While I lay in the hospital the thought came that there were thousands of hopeless alcoholics who might be glad to have what had been so freely given me.

11.
... freely given surely brings a full return, ...   12&12 p.124, Step Twelve
Service, gladly rendered, obligations squarely met, troubles well accepted or solved with God's help, the knowledge that at home or in the world outside we are partners in a common effort, the well-understood fact that in God's sight all human beings are important, the proof that love freely given surely brings a full return, the certainty that we are no longer isolated and alone in self-constructed prisons, the surety that we need no longer be square pegs in round holes but can fit and belong in God's scheme of things -- these are the permanent and legitimate satisfactions of right living for which no amount of pomp and circumstance, no heap of material possessions, could possibly be substitutes.

12.
... freely given to any other human being ...   12&12 p.32, Step Two
In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves, made amends to those we had harmed, or freely given to any other human being without any demand for reward.


13.
... freely given us?   BB p.19, There Is A Solution   Go to page 19 in the Big Book
How then shall we present that which has been so freely given us?


14.
... freely of himself.   BB p.126, The Family Afterward   Go to page 126 in the Big Book
But dad doesn't give freely of himself.


15.
... freely of themselves, that their fellows may ...   BB p.133, The Family Afterward   Go to page 133 in the Big Book
Most of them give freely of themselves, that their fellows may enjoy sound minds and bodies.


16.
... freely of what you find and join ...   BB p.164, A Vision For You   Go to page 164 in the Big Book
Give freely of what you find and join us.

17.
... "Freely ye have received, freely give."   12&12 p.166, Tradition Eight
We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give."

18.
"Freely ye have received; freely give..." is ...   12&12 p.110, Step Twelve
"Freely ye have received; freely give..." is the core of this part of Step Twelve.


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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