From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... grounded A.A.'s
seem to have the ability, ...
12&12 p.114,
Step Twelve
Our basic troubles are
the same as everyone else's, but when an honest effort is made "to practice these principles in all our affairs," well-grounded A.A.'s seem to have the ability, by
God's grace, to take these troubles in stride and turn them into demonstrations of faith.
2.
... grounded in
a power greater than themselves, ...
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The Doctor's Opinion
In nearly all cases, their
ideals must be grounded in a power greater than themselves,
if they are to re-create their
lives.
3.
... grounded in
fact.
BB p.48,
We Agnostics
Nevertheless, the twentieth century readily accepts theories of all kinds, provided they are firmly
grounded in fact.
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