REPAIR in Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

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

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REPAIR occurs 5 times (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)

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... repair. BB p.127, The Family Afterward

Let them remember that his drinking wrought all kinds of damage that may take long to repair.

... repair the damage done in the past. BB p.76, Into Action

Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the past.

... repair the damage immediately lest we pay ... BB p.99, Working With Others

But we must try to repair the damage immediately lest we pay the penalty by a spree.

... repair the damage we have done; and ... 12&12 p.77, Step Eight

First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault; next we make a vigorous attempt to repair the damage we have done; and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know.

... repair what he can and to accept ... 12&12 p.119, Step Twelve

The alcoholic, realizing what his wife has endured, and now fully understanding how much he himself did to damage her and his children, nearly always takes up his marriage responsibilities with a willingness to repair what he can and to accept what he can't.

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