From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... sanity."
12&12 p.25,
Step Two
2.
... sanity.
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
Therefore we remained
self-deceived, and so incapable of receiving
enough grace to restore us to sanity.
3.
... sanity.
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
It is really saying to us
that we now ought to be willing to try humility in seeking the removal of our other shortcomings just as we
did when we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, and came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity.
4.
... sanity.
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting
danger to our own lives and sanity.
5.
... sanity.
BB p.7,
Bill's Story
6.
... sanity.
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
7.
... sanity.
BB p.59,
How It Works
8.
... sanity, and
for the strength to do ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
To sum up about sex: We earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and
for the strength to do the right thing.
9.
... sanity and
had enabled us to live ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
In Step Eleven we saw that if a Higher Power had restored us to
sanity and had enabled us
to live with some peace of mind in a sorely troubled world, then such a Higher Power was worth knowing better, by as direct contact as possible.
10.
... sanity if
we rightly relate ourselves to ...
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance
that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him.
11.
"Sanity" is
defined as "soundness of mind."
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
12.
... sanity returned
and he thanked God.
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
13.
... sanity, some
Higher Power must necessarily do ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
In Step Two we saw that since we could not restore ourselves to
sanity, some Higher Power must necessarily do so if we were to survive.
14.
... sanity will
have returned.
BB p.84,
Into Action
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