From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... seeming contradiction,
we proceed to create special ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Then, in seeming contradiction, we proceed to create special service boards and committees
which in themselves are organized.
2.
... seeming evidence
to the contrary that surrounds ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all
the seeming evidence to
the contrary that surrounds us in purely human affairs.
3.
... seeming failure
or success?
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
4.
... seeming flash
of divine guidance.
12&12 p.137,
Tradition Two
5.
... seeming futility
of existence, they show the ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
Once confused and baffled by the seeming futility of existence,
they show the underlying
reasons why they were making heavy going of life.
6.
... seeming inability
to accept much on faith, ...
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
Besides a seeming inability to accept much on faith, we often found ourselves handicapped
by obstinacy, sensitiveness, and unreasoning prejudice.
7.
... seeming poise,
health, and happiness.
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
About the time of the beer experiment I was thrown
in with a crowd of people
who attracted me because of their seeming poise, health, and happiness.
8.
... seeming worldliness
and levity.
BB p.16,
Bill's Story
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