From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
LEARNING occurs
8 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
Learning daily
to spot, admit, and correct ...
12&12 p.95,
Step Ten
2.
... learning, eloquence,
or on any special individual ...
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
The
unique ability of
each
A.A. to
identify
himself with, and bring
recovery to, the
newcomer in no way
depends
upon his
learning,
eloquence, or on any
special individual skills.
3.
Learning how
to live in the greatest ...
12&12 p.77,
Step Eight
4.
... learning more
about humility, the most profound ...
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
During this
process of
learning more about
humility,
the most
profound result
of all was the
change in our
attitude toward God.
5.
... learning something
about alcoholism.
BB p.147,
To Employers
I have been
learning something about
alcoholism.
6.
Learning to
depend upon a higher power ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Learning to
depend upon a
higher power and
absorb himself in his
work with
other
alcoholics, he
remains sober day by
day.
7.
... learning to
live.
BB p.117,
To Wives
These
work-
outs should be
regarded as
part of your
education, for thus you will be
learning to
live.
8.
... learning to
work and live together.
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
They were just
part and
parcel of
learning to
work and
live together.
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