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


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1.
Realization dawns that he is but a ...   12&12 p.130, Tradition One
Realization dawns that he is but a small part of a great whole; that no personal sacrifice is too great for preservation of the Fellowship.


2.
... realization of his condition may come to ...   BB p.144, To Employers   Go to page 144 in the Big Book
If the book is read the moment the patient is able, while acutely depressed, realization of his condition may come to him.

3.
... realization of the fact, the wife is ...   12&12 p.118, Step Twelve
Very gradually, and usually without any realization of the fact, the wife is forced to become the mother of an erring boy.


4.
... realization of the gravity of the alcoholic ...   BB p.103, Working With Others   Go to page 103 in the Big Book
Some day we hope that Alcoholics Anonymous will help the public to a better realization of the gravity of the alcoholic problem, but we shall be of little use if our attitude is one of bitterness or hostility.


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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