From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... joy.
12&12 p.99,
Step Eleven
"Lord, make me a channel of thy peace -- that where there is hatred, I may bring love -- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness --
that where there is discord, I may bring harmony -- that where
there is error, I may bring
truth -- that where there is doubt, I may bring faith -- that where there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
2.
Joy at
our release from a lifetime ...
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
3.
... joy greater
than in a Twelfth Step ...
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
Practically every A.A. member declares that no satisfaction has been deeper and no joy greater than in a Twelfth Step job well done.
4.
... joy in
escape from disaster does not ...
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
Unlike the feelings of
the ship's passengers,
however, our joy in escape
from disaster does not subside as we go our individual ways.
5.
... joy-killers as
well as time-consumers?
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
6.
... joy of
good living is the theme ...
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living; therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step.
7.
... joy of
helping others to face life ...
BB p.164,
A Vision For You
When a few men in this city have found themselves, and have discovered the joy of helping others to face life again, there will be no stopping until everyone in that town has had his opportunity to recover
-- if he can and will.
8.
... joy of
living in trying to do ...
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
9.
... joy of
living is the theme of ...
12&12 p.106,
Step Twelve
10.
... joy of
living we really have, even ...
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
11.
... joy or
fun in our existence, they ...
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
12.
... joy to
every human being he could.
12&12 p.101,
Step Eleven
Then he asked for the grace
to bring love, forgiveness, harmony,
truth, faith, hope, light, and joy to every human being he could.
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