From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... Nine.
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
Good judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudence -- these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine.
2.
... Nine.
12&12 p.87,
Step Nine
For the readiness to take
the full consequences
of our past acts, and to take responsibility for
the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
3.
... Nine.
BB p.76,
Into Action
4.
Nine --
A.A., as such, ought never be ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Nine -- A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we
may create service boards or committees directly responsible
to those they serve.
5.
... Nine are
concerned with personal relations.
12&12 p.77,
Step Eight
6.
... Nine at
first sight seems to deal ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
Though Tradition Nine at first sight seems to deal with a purely practical matter, in its actual operation it discloses
a society without organization, animated only by the spirit
of service -- a true fellowship.
7.
... Nine by
making direct amends to those ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
We followed this up in Step Nine by making direct amends to those concerned, except when it
would injure them or other
people.
8.
... nine cases
out of ten the unexpected ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
9.
Nine --
Each A.A. group needs the least ...
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
10.
... nine o'clock
I'd be boiled as an ...
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
I've prayed to God on hangover mornings and sworn that I'd never touch another drop but by nine o'clock I'd be boiled as an
owl."
11.
Nine of
the stories in Part II ...
BB xii,
Preface
Nine of the stories in Part II ("They Stopped in Time") were carried over from the second edition; eight new stories were added.
12.
... nine out
of ten men drink their ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
I pointed out that I had had
nothing to drink whatever for three years, and this in the face of
difficulties that would have made nine out of ten men drink their heads off.
13.
... nine Steps,
we prepare ourselves for the ...
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
14.
... Nine was
first written, it said that ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
When Tradition Nine was
first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs the least possible organization."
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