From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... growth.
BB p.100,
Working With Others
2.
... growth.
BB xi,
Preface
But the chief change was in
the section of personal
stories, which was expanded to reflect the Fellowship's growth.
3.
... growth, and
a striking phenomenon of the ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
Literature has played
a major role in A.A.'s growth, and a striking phenomenon of
the past quarter-century has been the explosion of translations of our basic literature into many languages and dialects.
4.
... growth and
comfort to ourselves and those ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
Can we transform these calamities into assets,
sources of growth and comfort to ourselves and
those about us?
5.
... growth, but
if we wished to grow ...
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
6.
... growth could
start from that point.
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
7.
... growth first
-- then and only then do ...
12&12 p.114,
Step Twelve
But when we are willing to place spiritual growth first -- then and only then
do we have a real chance.
8.
... growth has
only begun.
BB p.117,
To Wives
9.
... growth inherent
in this group they may ...
BB xxvi(xxiv),
The Doctor's Opinion
These facts appear to be of
extreme medical importance; because of
the extraordinary possibilities of rapid
growth inherent in this group they may mark a new epoch in the annals of alcoholism.
10.
... growth is
lopsided, that for an average ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
He will perceive that his
spiritual growth is lopsided, that for an average man like himself, a spiritual life which does
not include his family obligations may not be so perfect after all.
11.
... growth made
it plain that we couldn't ...
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
Our growth made it plain that we couldn't be a secret society, but it was
equally plain that we
couldn't be a vaudeville circuit, either.
12.
... growth of
a spiritual experience, this business ...
BB p.66,
How It Works
But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of
a spiritual experience, this business of resentment
is infinitely grave.
13.
... growth of
sympathetic understanding.
BB p.115,
To Wives
Barriers which have sprung up between you and your friends will disappear with the growth of
sympathetic understanding.
14.
... growth of
the fellowship among us.
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
Perhaps the best way of treating you to a glimpse of your future will be to describe the growth of the fellowship among us.
15.
... growth, to
effect our first conscious relation ...
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with
God as we understood Him.
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