From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... humble admission
of powerlessness over alcohol is ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Every newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous
is told, and soon realizes for himself, that
his humble admission of
powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip.
2.
... humble example
that resolve a crisis.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
3.
... humble labor
without worrying about tomorrow.
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
4.
... humble pie,
it now begins to mean ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give
us serenity.
5.
... humble than
this.
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
6.
... humble, to
gain a vision of humility ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
To get completely away from our aversion to the
idea of being humble, to gain a vision of humility as the
avenue to true freedom of the human spirit, to be willing to work for humility as something to be desired
for itself, takes most of
us a long, long time.
7.
... humble willingness
to have Him with me ...
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
8.
... humble without
being servile or scraping.
BB p.83,
Into Action
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