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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... recovery.
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
The
A.A. member has to
conform to the
principles of
recovery.
2.
... recovery.
12&12 p.153,
Tradition Five
Finally, he saw that I wasn't
attempting to
change his
religious views, that I
wanted him to
find the
grace in his
own religion that would
aid his
recovery.
3.
... recovery.
BB p.30,
More About Alcoholism
This is the
first step in
recovery.
4.
... recovery:
BB p.59,
How It Works
Here are the
steps we took, which are
suggested as a
program of
recovery:
5.
... recovery!
BB p.73,
Into Action
6.
... recovery.
BB p.94,
Working With Others
It is
important for him to
realize that your
attempt
to
pass this on to him
plays
a
vital part in your
own recovery.
7.
... recovery.
BB p.96,
Working With Others
He has
read this
volume and
says he is
prepared to go through with the
Twelve Steps of the
program of
recovery.
8.
... recovery.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
You may be
aiding in his
destruction rather than his
recovery.
9.
... recovery.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
Helping others is the
foundation stone of your
recovery.
10.
... recovery.
BB p.99,
Working With Others
The
man should be
sure of his
recovery.
11.
... recovery.
BB p.120,
To Wives
12.
... recovery.
BB p.139,
To Employers
He is
undoubtedly on the
road to
recovery.
13.
... recovery.
BB p.145,
To Employers
Naturally this
sort of
thing
decreased the
man's
chance of
recovery.
14.
... recovery.
BB p.568(570),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
15.
... recovery.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
16.
... recovery.
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
17.
... recovery.
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
This is
repeated over and over, and
unless this
person can
experience an
entire psychic change there is very
little hope of his
recovery.
18.
... recovery.
BB xvii,
Foreword to Second Edition
It also
indicated that
strenuous work, one
alcoholic with another, was
vital to
permanent recovery.
19.
... recovery.
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
By the
end of
1939 it was
estimated that
800 alcoholics were on their way to
recovery.
20.
... recovery a
man will take, as a ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
At the
beginning of
recovery a
man will take, as a
rule, one of
two directions.
21.
... recovery above
everything, for without recovery we ...
BB p.143,
To Employers
We all had to place
recovery above
everything, for without
recovery we would have
lost both
home and
business.
22.
... recovery are
easily passed among alcoholics, one ...
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
These
legacies of
suffering and of
recovery
are
easily passed among
alcoholics, one to the other.
23.
... recovery are
suggestions; the Twelve Traditions which ...
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
24.
... recovery begins
when one alcoholic talks with ...
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
Each
day, somewhere in the
world,
recovery begins when one
alcoholic
talks with another
alcoholic,
sharing experience,
strength,
and
hope.
25.
... recovery depends
upon A.A. unity."
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
26.
... recovery depends
upon A.A. unity.
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
27.
... recovery described
in this book.
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
We of
Alcoholics Anonymous believe that
the
reader will be
interested in the
medical estimate of the
plan of
recovery described in this book.
28.
... recovery, followed
always by a still worse ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
In some
instances there has been
brief recovery,
followed always by a still
worse relapse.
29.
... recovery from
alcoholism has ever been brought ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
Almost no
recovery from
alcoholism has ever been brought about by the
world's
best professionals, whether
medical or
religious.
30.
... recovery from
alcoholism has manifested itself among ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
The
terms "
spiritual experience" and "
spiritual awakening"
are used many
times in this book which, upon
careful reading,
shows that the
personality change sufficient to bring about
recovery from
alcoholism has
manifested itself among us in many
different forms.
31.
... recovery from
alcoholism is life itself to ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
Since
recovery from
alcoholism is
life itself
to us, it is
imperative that we
preserve in
full strength our
means of
survival.
32.
... recovery from
that age-old, baffling malady, alcoholism.
12&12 p.15,
Foreword
33.
... recovery has
reached larger numbers of people, ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
34.
... recovery, he
almost certainly signs his own ...
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
35.
... recovery he
can go anywhere your business ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
If he is
conscientiously following the
program of
recovery he can go anywhere your
business may call him.
36.
... recovery is
not dependent upon people.
BB p.99,
Working With Others
Remind the
prospect that
his
recovery is not
dependent upon people.
37.
... recovery is
on the way for many ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
Although
financial recovery is on the way for many of us, we
found we could not place
money
first.
38.
... recovery, just
so earnestly did we commence ...
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
As we had once
struggled and
prayed for
individual
recovery, just so
earnestly did we
commence to
quest for the
principles through which
A.A.
itself might
survive.
39.
... recovery may
be delayed.
BB p.113,
To Wives
Wait until
repeated stumbling convinces him
he
must act, for the more you
hurry him the
longer his
recovery may be
delayed.
40.
... recovery mentioned
in the preceding chapter.
BB p.72,
Into Action
This brings us to the
Fifth Step in the
program of
recovery mentioned in the
preceding chapter.
41.
... recovery of
a brother alcoholic, we'd sometimes ...
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
42.
... recovery program,
has been left untouched in ...
BB xi,
Preface
43.
... recovery proves
that!
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
Our
own recovery proves that!
44.
... recovery rate
of 50% to 60% must ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
45.
... recovery that
was blazed by the earliest ...
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
46.
... recovery, there
exists strong sentiment against any ...
BB xi,
Preface
Because this book has
become the
basic text for our
Society and has
helped such
large numbers of
alcoholic men and
women to
recovery, there
exists strong sentiment against any
radical changes being made
in it.
47.
... recovery to,
the newcomer in no way ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
The
unique ability of
each
A.A. to
identify
himself with, and bring
recovery to, the
newcomer in no way
depends
upon his
learning,
eloquence, or on any
special individual skills.
48.
... recovery to
those of many different nationalities.
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
49.
... recovery, try
to help others and who ...
BB p.90,
Working With Others
You should be
described to him as one of a
fellowship who, as
part of
their
own recovery,
try to
help others and who will be
glad to
talk to him if he
cares to see you.
50.
... recovery we
would have lost both home ...
BB p.143,
To Employers
We all had to place
recovery above
everything, for without
recovery we would have
lost both
home and
business.
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