From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... special abilities,
skills, and aptitudes, and has ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He often possesses special abilities, skills, and aptitudes, and
has a promising career
ahead of him.
2.
... special ability,
or of his own strong ...
BB p.137,
To Employers
Because of the employee's special ability, or of his own strong personal attachment to him, the employer has sometimes
kept such a man at work long beyond a reasonable period.
3.
... special individual
skills.
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
The unique ability of each A.A. to identify himself with, and
bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, eloquence, or on any special individual skills.
4.
... special meaning.
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
5.
... special problem
that it may bring.
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
Perhaps we think of our day's work and the chances it may afford us to
be useful and helpful, or
of some special problem
that it may bring.
6.
... special problems.
BB p.573(575),
Appendix VI, How to Get in Touch With A.A.
This headquarters will
give the location of the
nearest family group and will, if you wish, correspond with you
about your special problems.
7.
... special service
boards and committees which in ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Then, in seeming contradiction, we proceed to create special service boards and committees
which in themselves are organized.
8.
... special services
may be well recompensed.
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Eight (Long)
9.
... special services
may be well recompensed.
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
10.
... special token
of appreciation?
BB p.1,
Bill's Story
I fancied myself a leader, for had not the men of
my battery given me a
special token of appreciation?
11.
... special vigilance.
12&12 p.92,
Step Ten
Now that we're in A.A. and sober, and winning back the esteem of our friends and business associates, we find that we
still need to exercise special vigilance.
12.
... special virtue
which makes us feel superior ...
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
Let us reemphasize that
this reluctance to fight one another or anybody else is not counted as some
special virtue which makes us feel superior to other people.
13.
... special workers."
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
"Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers."
14.
... special workers.
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Eight -- Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
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