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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
INSTANCES occurs
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1.
... instances, and
more, it was claimed that ...
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
In all these
instances, and more, it was
claimed that
A.A. knowledge and
experience were being
sold
for
money, hence these people, too, were
professionals.
2.
... instances did
my selfish pursuit of the ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
When, and how, and in just what
instances did my
selfish pursuit of the
sex relation damage other people and me?
3.
... instances has
there been a lack of ...
BB p.137,
To Employers
In only a few
instances has there been a
lack of
patience and
tolerance.
4.
... instances only
the closest scrutiny will reveal ...
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
But in other
instances only the
closest scrutiny will
reveal what our
true motives were.
5.
... instances there
has been brief recovery, followed ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
In some
instances there has been
brief recovery,
followed always by a still
worse relapse.
6.
... instances this
will appear to be an ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
We will
want to be
rid of some
of these
defects, but in some
instances this will
appear to be
an
impossible job from
which we
recoil.
7.
... instances was
not professionalism at all; it ...
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
The
violation in these
instances was not
professionalism at all; it was
breaking anonymity.
8.
... instances we
are really dealing with fellow ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
In many
instances we are really
dealing with
fellow sufferers, people whose
woes
we have
increased.
9.
... instances we
shall find that though the ...
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
In many
instances we shall find that though the
harm done others has not been
great, the
emotional harm we have done ourselves has.
10.
... instances where
people, who showed definite signs ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
We have
heard of a few
instances where people, who
showed
definite signs of
alcoholism, were able to
stop for a
long period because of an
overpowering desire to
do so.
11.
... instances where
we have given these doctors ...
BB p.73,
Into Action
We
know but few
instances
where we have
given these
doctors a
fair break.
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