From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... independence.
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
But suppose that instinct still cries out, as it certainly will, "Yes, respecting alcohol, I guess I have to be
dependent upon A.A., but in all other matters I must still maintain my independence.
2.
... independence in
such matters.
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
3.
... independence is
in question, how differently we ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
4.
... independence looked
more important than a right ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
When a job still looked like a mere means of getting money rather than an opportunity for service, when the acquisition of money for
financial independence looked more important than a right dependence upon God, we were still the victims of unreasonable fears.
5.
... independence of
the spirit.
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
Therefore dependence, as A.A. practices it, is really a
means of gaining true independence of the spirit.
6.
... independence part
of its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
They pointed out that the irresponsible had become responsible, and
that by making financial independence part of its tradition, Alcoholics
Anonymous had revived
an ideal that its era had almost forgotten.
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