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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
OFFENSE occurs
3 times
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1.
... offense.
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
Having
carefully surveyed this
whole area of
human relations, and having
decided exactly what
personality traits in us
injured and
disturbed
others, we can now
commence to
ransack memory for the
people to whom we have
given offense.
2.
... offense such
as padding the expense account.
BB p.78,
Into Action
Maybe it's only a
petty offense such as
padding the
expense account.
3.
... offense which
might land us in jail ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
Perhaps we have
committed a
criminal offense which might
land us in
jail if it were
known to the
authorities.
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