From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... lust, anger,
gluttony, envy, and sloth.
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
To avoid falling into confusion over the names these defects should be
called, let's take a universally recognized list of major human failings -- the Seven Deadly Sins of pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
2.
... lust for
sex and power, to become ...
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
Unreasonable fear that
our instincts will not be
satisfied drives us to
covet the possessions
of others, to lust for sex and power, to become angry when our instinctive demands are
threatened, to be envious when the ambitions of others seem to be realized while ours are not.
3.
... lust in
a dark corner of their ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
But how many men and women speak love with their lips, and believe what they say, so that
they can hide lust in a dark corner of their minds?
4.
... lust of
our lower nature, a base ...
BB p.68,
How It Works
5.
... lust seems
impossible.
12&12 p.66,
Step Six
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