From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... promise and
meaning.
12&12 p.75,
Step Seven
But now the words "Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works" began to carry bright promise and meaning.
2.
... promise my
wife, my friends, and my ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I used to promise my wife, my friends, and my children that I would drink
no more -- promises which seldom kept me sober even through the day, though I was very sincere when I made them.
3.
... promise of
the New Land had brought ...
BB p.53,
We Agnostics
The outlines and the promise of the New Land had brought lustre to tired eyes and fresh courage to flagging spirits.
4.
... promise such
a quantity of material blessings ...
12&12 p.70,
Step Seven
The immense resources
now being harnessed promise such a quantity of material blessings that
many have come to believe that a man-made millennium lies just ahead.
5.
... promise that
we would not stay over ...
BB p.179,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Wishing to be polite, though I felt very badly, I said, "Let's make the call," and extracted from my wife a
promise that we would not stay
over fifteen minutes.
6.
... promise to
pay, whatever obligations, financial or ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
7.
... promise was
severe.
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
When such stories got into circulation outside of A.A., the loss of confidence in our
anonymity promise was severe.
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