From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... 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
While drinking, he accepted a sum of money from a bitterly-hated business rival, giving him no receipt for it.
5.
... giving it
unstinted support and endorsement.
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
Clergymen and doctors
alike rallied to the new movement, giving it unstinted support and endorsement.
6.
Giving, rather
than getting, will become the ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
7.
... giving that
actually demands nothing.
12&12 p.109,
Step Twelve
8.
... giving that
asks no rewards.
12&12 p.106,
Step Twelve
9.
... giving that
is in question, but when ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
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
12.
... giving this
work full time, and you're ...
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
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
15.
... giving you
much direction and advice.
BB p.121,
To Wives
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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