From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... philosophy.
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. G. Kirby Collier, psychiatrist:
"I have felt that A.A. is a group unto themselves and their best
results can be had under
their own guidance, as a result of their philosophy.
2.
... philosophy of
life, in which he so ...
12&12 p.25,
Step Two
3.
... philosophy of
life were sufficient to overcome ...
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome
alcoholism, many of us
would have recovered long
ago.
4.
... philosophy of
self-sufficiency is not paying off.
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
5.
... philosophy of
the man who, having a ...
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
They sound like the philosophy of the man who, having a
headache, beats himself on the head with a hammer so that he can't feel
the ache.
6.
... philosophy, wherein
each man plays God, sounds ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
This brave philosophy, wherein each man plays God, sounds good in the speaking, but it
still has to meet the acid test: how well does it actually work?
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