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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
GIVING occurs
16 times
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1.
... giving away
the entire product.
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
He may not see at once that he has
barely scratched a
limitless
lode which will
pay dividends only if he
mines
it for the
rest of his
life
and
insists on
giving away
the
entire product.
2.
... giving grace
of God; His gift to ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
Without
unity, the
heart of
A.A. would
cease to
beat; our
world arteries would no
longer carry the
life-
giving grace of
God; His
gift to us would be
spent aimlessly.
3.
... giving he
has found his own reward, ...
12&12 p.109,
Step Twelve
And then he
discovers that by the
divine paradox of this
kind of
giving he has
found his
own reward, whether his
brother
has
yet received anything
or not.
4.
... giving him
no receipt for it.
BB p.80,
Into Action
5.
... giving it
unstinted support and endorsement.
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
6.
Giving, rather
than getting, will become the ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
Giving, rather than
getting, will
become the
guiding principle.
7.
... giving that
actually demands nothing.
12&12 p.109,
Step Twelve
This is
indeed the
kind of
giving that
actually demands nothing.
8.
... giving that
asks no rewards.
12&12 p.106,
Step Twelve
Here we
experience the
kind of
giving that
asks no
rewards.
9.
... giving that
is in question, but when ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
It is not the
matter of
giving that is in
question, but
when and how to
give.
10.
... giving them
up, at least until they ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
Nearly anyone could
submit
a
good list of such
defects as these, and few of us would
seriously think of
giving them up, at
least until they
cause us
excessive misery.
11.
... giving themselves
for others.
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
It was
transcended by the
happiness they
found in
giving themselves for others.
12.
... giving this
work full time, and you're ...
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
But you're
giving this
work full time, and you're
broke.
13.
... giving up
liquor entirely if they have ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
14.
... giving you
a treatment for alcoholism."
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
Said one of the
visitors, "We're
giving you a
treatment for
alcoholism."
15.
... giving you
much direction and advice.
BB p.121,
To Wives
We
realize that we have been
giving you much
direction and
advice.
16.
... giving you
the alcoholic run-around -- provided, of ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
After your
man has
gone along
without
drinking for a few
months, you may be able to make use of his
services with other
employees who are
giving you
the
alcoholic run-around
--
provided, of
course,
they are
willing to have a
third party in the
picture.
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