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


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1.
... shut again, as it frequently does, it ...   12&12 p.35, Step Three
Though self-will may slam it shut again, as it frequently does, it will always respond the moment we again pick up the key of willingness.


2.
... shut against such a theory.   BB p.10, Bill's Story   Go to page 10 in the Big Book
When they talked of a God personal to me, who was love, superhuman strength and direction, I became irritated and my mind snapped shut against such a theory.

3.
... shut down; it's far too vital.   12&12 p.164, Tradition Seven
We can't let it shut down; it's far too vital.


4.
... shut ourselves off from the sunlight of ...   BB p.66, How It Works   Go to page 66 in the Big Book
For when harboring such feelings we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the Spirit.


5.
... shut the door on it.   BB p.83, Into Action   Go to page 83 in the Big Book
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.


6.
... shut up somewhere, or would stumble along ...   BB p.8, Bill's Story   Go to page 8 in the Big Book
Everyone became resigned to the certainty that I would have to be shut up somewhere, or would stumble along to a miserable end.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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