From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
HOUSECLEANING occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... housecleaning.
BB p.73,
Into Action
We
think the
reason is that
they
never completed
their
housecleaning.
2.
... housecleaning, for
we saw that we were ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
In
Step Eight, we
continued our
housecleaning,
for we
saw that we were not only in
conflict with
ourselves,
but
also with
people and
situations in the
world in
which we
lived.
3.
... housecleaning, which
many of us had never ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
Next we
launched out on a
course of
vigorous action, the
first step of which is a
personal housecleaning, which
many of us had
never attempted.
4.
... housecleaning which
requires discussion with other people.
BB p.94,
Working With Others
He may
rebel at the
thought of a
drastic housecleaning which
requires discussion with
other people.
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