From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... slowly.
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
2.
... slowly.
BB p.84,
Into Action
3.
... slowly at
first, then growing by leaps ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
In country after country where the A.A. seed was planted, it has taken root, slowly at first, then growing by leaps and bounds when literature
has become available.
4.
... slowly in
ourselves.
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
5.
... slowly learned
that something had to be ...
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
But in A.A. we slowly learned that something
had to be done about our vengeful resentments,
self-pity, and unwarranted pride.
6.
... slowly over
a period of time.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
Most of our experiences are what the psychologist William
James calls the "educational variety" because they develop slowly over a period of time.
7.
... slowly, savoring
every word and trying to ...
12&12 p.99,
Step Eleven
As beginners in meditation, we might now reread this prayer several times very slowly, savoring every word and trying to take in the deep meaning of each phrase and idea.
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