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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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1.
... incapable.    12&12 p.107,  Step Twelve
He finds himself in possession of a degree of honesty, tolerance, unselfishness, peace of mind, and love of which he had thought himself quite incapable.


2.
... incapable of being honest with themselves.    BB p.58,  How It Works   Go to page 58 in the Big Book
Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.


3.
... incapable of grasping and developing a manner ...    BB p.58,  How It Works   Go to page 58 in the Big Book
They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty.

4.
... incapable of receiving enough grace to restore ...    12&12 p.32,  Step Two
Therefore we remained self-deceived, and so incapable of receiving enough grace to restore us to sanity.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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