From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
Click
to display the full page from the Big Book1.
... passes.
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
I was to know happiness,
peace, and usefulness,
in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time passes.
2.
... passes, be
more and more on the ...
BB p.87,
Into Action
Nevertheless, we find
that our thinking will, as
time passes, be more and more on the plane of inspiration.
3.
... passes into
a state where the most ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
At a certain point in the
drinking of every alcoholic, he passes into a
state where the most powerful desire to stop drinking is of absolutely no avail.
4.
... passes on
to other alcoholics what was ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
Alone now, he reflects that he may not be able to stay sober, or even alive, unless he passes on to other alcoholics what was so freely given him.
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.
Copyright © 2005-2012, Recovery Press LLC; All Rights Reserved.