From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
GAIN occurs
4 times
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1.
... gain a
vision of humility as the ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
To get
completely away from our
aversion to the
idea of being
humble, to
gain a
vision of
humility as the
avenue to
true freedom of the
human spirit, to be
willing to
work for
humility as
something to be
desired for itself,
takes most of us a
long,
long time.
2.
... gain any
real advantage in the use ...
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
If we would
gain any
real advantage in the use of this
Step on
problems other than
alcohol, we shall
need to
make a
brand new
venture
into
open-
mindedness.
3.
... gain interest
in our fellows.
BB p.84,
Into Action
We will
lose interest in
selfish things and
gain interest in our
fellows.
4.
... gain self-importance.
12&12 p.124,
Step Twelve
We no
longer strive to
dominate or
rule those about
us in
order to
gain self-
importance.
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