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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... heard a
heated religious, political, or reform ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
It could almost be said that we were
born with it,
for, as one
oldtimer recently declared, "
Practically never have I
heard a
heated religious,
political,
or
reform argument among
A.A. members.
2.
... heard a
radio program..."; and still another, ...
12&12 p.180,
Tradition Eleven
One
voice says, "I
read a
piece in the
newspapers..."; another, "We
heard a
radio program..."; and still another, "We saw a
moving picture..." or "We
saw something about
A.A. on
television...."
3.
... heard about.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
Heaven only
knew how much
there was we hadn't
heard about.
4.
... heard all
this quite plainly, as I ...
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
"I
heard all this quite
plainly, as I was
piously
trying to
convert a
newcomer who
sat next to me.
5.
... heard and
personal grievances receive careful consideration.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
6.
... heard daily.
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
In
A.A. meetings all over
the
world,
statements
just like this are
heard daily.
7.
... heard in
the body politic, which swell ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
Still more
important,
murmurs are
heard in the
body politic, which
swell into a
loud cry: "Do these
oldtimers think they can
run this
group forever?
8.
... heard no
more of Fred for a ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
We
heard no more of
Fred for a
while.
9.
... heard of
a few instances where people, ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
We have
heard of a few
instances where people, who
showed definite signs of
alcoholism, were
able to
stop for a
long period because of an
overpowering desire to
do so.
10.
... heard of
such a thing?
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
Who ever heard of such a thing?
11.
... heard on
the stairs.
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
A
noise was
heard on the
stairs.
12.
... heard story
after story of how humility ...
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
We
heard story after
story of how
humility had
brought
strength out of
weakness.
13.
... heard the
good news.
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
He
came through an
acquaintance who had
heard the
good news.
14.
... heard the
story of some man whose ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
Impressed by those who
visited him at the
hospital, he
capitulated entirely
when,
later, in an
upper room of this
house, he
heard the
story of some
man whose
experience closely tallied with his
own.
15.
... heard them
cry out, "Look what you ...
12&12 p.25,
Step Two
How often have we
heard them
cry out, "
Look what you people
have done to us!
16.
... heard, there
is no doubt in my ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
As to
two of you
men, whose
stories I have
heard, there is
no
doubt in my
mind that you
were
100%
hopeless,
apart from
divine help.
17.
... heard well-intentioned
people claim the guidance of ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
How many
times have we
heard
well-
intentioned people
claim the
guidance of
God when it was all too
plain
that they were
sorely mistaken.
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