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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... general admission
of our defects.
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
At this
first sitting, it
is
necessary only that we make a
general admission of our
defects.
2.
... general and
fairly painless admission that when ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
We
search for an
easier
way -- which usually
consists of the
general and
fairly painless admission that
when
drinking we were sometimes
bad actors.
3.
... General are
mostly those who cannot afford ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr.
John F.
Stouffer,
Chief Psychiatrist,
Philadelphia General Hospital,
citing his
experience with
A.A., said:
"The
alcoholics we get here at
Philadelphia General are
mostly those who cannot
afford private treatment, and
A.A. is by far the
greatest
thing we have been able to
offer them.
4.
... general conversation.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
5.
... general hopelessness
of the average alcoholic's plight ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
One of these
men,
staff member of a
world-
renowned hospital,
recently made this
statement to some of us: "What you say about the
general hopelessness
of the
average alcoholic's
plight is, in
my
opinion,
correct.
6.
... General Hospital,
citing his experience with A.A., ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr.
John F.
Stouffer,
Chief Psychiatrist,
Philadelphia General Hospital,
citing his
experience with
A.A., said:
"The
alcoholics we get here at
Philadelphia General are
mostly those who cannot
afford private treatment, and
A.A. is by far the
greatest
thing we have been able to
offer them.
7.
... general opinion
seems to be that most ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
Much has been
written pro
and
con, but among
physicians, the
general opinion seems to be that most
chronic alcoholics
are
doomed.
8.
... general principles
common to most denominations.
BB p.94,
Working With Others
We are
dealing only with
general principles common to most
denominations.
9.
... general principles
of the A.A. program as ...
BB p.121,
To Wives (Note)
10.
... general principles
which we find guiding.
BB p.79,
Into Action
Although these
reparations take
innumerable forms, there
are some
general principles which we find
guiding.
11.
... general public.
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
12.
... general public
from our trustees that we ...
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
Moreover, at the
slightest intimation to the
general
public from our
trustees
that we
needed money, we
could
become immensely
rich.
13.
... general public
should be characterized by personal ...
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Eleven (Long)
14.
... general public
should be characterized by personal ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
15.
... general public
that alcoholics in need of ...
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
16.
... General Service
Board.
12&12 p.189,
Tradition Four (Long)
And no
group,
regional committee, or
individual should ever take any
action that might
greatly affect A.A. as a
whole without
conferring
with the
trustees of the
General Service Board.
17.
... General Service
Board.
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
And no
group,
regional committee, or
individual should ever take any
action that might
greatly affect A.A. as a
whole without
conferring
with the
trustees of the
General Service Board.
18.
... General Service
Board.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
19.
... General Service
Board and its service corporations, ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
20.
... General Service
Board are, in effect, our ...
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
The
trustees of the
General Service Board are, in
effect, our
A.A.
21.
... General Service
Board are, in effect, our ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
The
trustees of the
General Service Board are, in
effect, our
A.A. General Service Committee.
22.
... General Service
Board are legal instruments, empowering ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
23.
... General Service
Board of A.A. (the trustees) ...
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
24.
... General Service
Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
25.
... General Service
Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
26.
... General Service
Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
27.
... General Service
Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
28.
... General Service
Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
29.
... General Service
Board of Alcoholics Anonymous, Inc., ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
30.
General Service
Committee.
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
31.
... General Service
Committee.
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
The
trustees of the
General Service Board are, in
effect, our
A.A. General Service Committee.
32.
... General Service
Conference.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
33.
... General Service
Conference, its Foundation Board,(*) nor ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
34.
... General Service
Conference of A.A. has become, ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
35.
... General Service
Conferences of Alcoholics Anonymous for ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
36.
... General Service
Office.
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
37.
... General Service
Office.
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
38.
... General Service
Office.
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
39.
... General Service
Office.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
40.
... General Service
Office.
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
41.
... General Service
Office.
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven (Note)
(*) In
1954, the
name of the
Alcoholic Foundation, Inc., was
changed to the
General Service Board of
Alcoholics Anonymous,
Inc., and the
Foundation office is now the
General Service Office.
42.
... General Service
Office, A.A. World Services, Inc., ...
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
43.
General Service
Office at New York.
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
General Service Office at New
York.
44.
... General Service
Office at New York.
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
45.
... general use
today.
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
On the
next page,
A.A.'s "
12 Traditions" are seen in their so-called "
short form" the
form in
general use
today.
46.
... general way
that we have been wild, ...
BB p.81,
Into Action
If she
knows in a
general way
that we have been
wild, should we tell her in
detail?
47.
... general way
what we used to be ...
BB p.58,
How It Works
Our
stories disclose in
a
general way what we used to be like, what
happened, and what we are like now.
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