From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
RID occurs
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1.
... rid of
his most glaring and destructive ...
12&12 p.66,
Step Six
2.
... rid of
self without His aid.
BB p.62,
How It Works
And there often
seems no way of
entirely getting rid of
self without His
aid.
3.
... rid of
some of these defects, but ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
We will
want to be
rid of some
of these
defects, but in some
instances this will
appear
to be an
impossible job
from which we
recoil.
4.
... rid of
such overwhelming compulsions and desires?
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
5.
... rid of
that terrible sense of isolation ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
For one thing, we shall get
rid of that
terrible sense of
isolation we've always had.
6.
... rid of
the alcohol obsession until we ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
Step One
showed us an
amazing paradox: We
found that we were
totally unable to be
rid of the
alcohol obsession until
we
first admitted that we
were
powerless over it.
7.
... rid of,
the things in ourselves which ...
BB p.64,
How It Works
Though our
decision was a
vital and
crucial step, it could have
little permanent effect unless at once
followed by
a
strenuous effort to
face, and to be
rid of, the
things in ourselves which had been
blocking us.
8.
... rid of
them promptly and without regret.
BB p.64,
How It Works
One
object is to
disclose damaged or
unsalable goods, to get
rid of them
promptly and
without
regret.
9.
... rid of
this selfishness.
BB p.62,
How It Works
10.
... rid yourself
of those who cannot or ...
BB p.148,
To Employers
At the same
time you will
feel
no
reluctance to
rid yourself of those who cannot or will not
stop.
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