From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
INDEPENDENT occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
1.
... independent board,
is today directly accountable to ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
2.
... independent personally.
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
By so
accepting our
dependence upon this
marvel of
science, we find
ourselves more
independent personally.
3.
... independent we
actually are.
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
And the
facts seem to be
these: The more we
become willing to
depend upon a
Higher Power, the more
independent we
actually are.
4.
... independent, we
are even more comfortable and ...
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
Not only are we more
independent, we are even more
comfortable and
secure.
Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous
and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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