From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
JOIN occurs
13 times
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Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... join Alcoholics
Anonymous.
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
2.
... join in
brotherly and harmonious action.
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
We have a way out on which we can
absolutely agree, and upon which we can
join in
brotherly and
harmonious action.
3.
... join in
his efforts as much as ...
BB p.119,
To Wives
You should
join in his
efforts as much as you
possibly can.
4.
... join in
morning meditation and then they ...
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
When this
happens, they can be
invited to
join in
morning meditation and
then they can take
part in the
daily discussion without
rancor or
bias.
5.
... join religious
bodies, but most of us ...
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
Not all of us
join religious bodies, but most
of us
favor such
memberships.
6.
... join us?
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Why did we
leave it to each
newcomer to
decide himself
whether he was an
alcoholic and whether he
should
join us?
7.
... join us?
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven
Provided they were
willing -- and many were -- why shouldn't their
membership be
publicized, thereby
encouraging others to
join
us?
8.
... join us.
BB p.164,
A Vision For You
Give freely of what you find
and
join us.
9.
... join us
in morning meditation.
BB p.87,
Into Action
10.
... join us
on the Broad Highway.
BB p.55,
We Agnostics
11.
... join us
on the high road to ...
BB xxi,
Foreword to Second Edition
Yet it is our
great hope that all those who have as
yet found no
answer may
begin to find one
in the
pages of this book and will
presently join us on the
high road to a new
freedom.
12.
... join us
were like flickering candles in ...
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
Hardly an
alcoholic we
approached paid any
attention; most of those who did
join us were like
flickering
candles in a
windstorm.
13.
... join your
group?
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
"But," he
asked, "will you let me
join your
group?
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