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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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PAIN   occurs   12 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... pain.   12&12 p.75, Step Seven
It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain.

2.
... pain, and even calamity turned to good ...   12&12 p.112, Step Twelve
We know this because we see monotony, pain, and even calamity turned to good use by those who keep on trying to practice A.A.'s Twelve Steps.

3.
... pain and problems.   12&12 p.74, Step Seven
Until now, our lives have been largely devoted to running from pain and problems.

4.
... pain," and we pray for these specific ...   12&12 p.104, Step Eleven
We say to ourselves, "This one ought to be cured of his fatal malady," or "That one ought to be relieved of his emotional pain," and we pray for these specific things.

5.
... pain, can be solved, too.   12&12 p.39, Step Three
He relies upon the assurance that his many troubles, now made more acute because he cannot use alcohol to kill the pain, can be solved, too.

6.
... pain, fear, and despair, and even the ...   12&12 p.131, Tradition One
And this they did find, in measure to transcend all the defects of their frail craft, every test of uncertainty, pain, fear, and despair, and even the death of one.

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... pain had been the price of admission ...   12&12 p.75, Step Seven
In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life.

8.
... pain less, and desire humility more than ...   12&12 p.75, Step Seven
We began to fear pain less, and desire humility more than ever.

9.
... pain of envy or to be paralyzed ...   12&12 p.66, Step Six
No one wants to be agonized by the chronic pain of envy or to be paralyzed by sloth.

10.
... pain subsides, a healing tranquillity takes its ...   12&12 p.62, Step Five
As the pain subsides, a healing tranquillity takes its place.

11.
... pain was the touchstone of all spiritual ...   12&12 p.93, Step Ten
Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress.

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... pain will be lessened as one obstacle ...   12&12 p.78, Step Eight
But if a willing start is made, then the great advantages of doing this will so quickly reveal themselves that the pain will be lessened as one obstacle after another melts away.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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