From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... spent aimlessly.
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; our world arteries would no longer carry the life-giving grace of God; His gift to us would be spent aimlessly.
2.
... spent in
Boston, Chicago, and Montreal in ...
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
The next three years I spent in Boston, Chicago, and Montreal in the employ of a
large manufacturing
concern, selling railway supplies, gas engines of all sorts, and many other items of heavy hardware.
3.
... spent in
getting them straightened out.(*)
BB p.150,
To Employers
4.
... spent in
self-examination are bound to make ...
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
For these minutes and sometimes hours spent in self-examination are bound to
make all the other hours of our day better and happier.
5.
... spent in
thousands and chattered in millions.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
6.
... spent much
of his life in the ...
BB p.136,
To Employers
Among many employers nowadays, we
think of one member who has spent much of his life in the world of big business.
7.
... spent much
time in the world of ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
Those of us who have spent much time in the world of spiritual make-believe have eventually seen the childishness of it.
8.
... spent thousands
of dollars for examinations.
BB p.73,
Into Action
9.
... spent two
hours talking about alcoholism, the ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
This seemed to me like an opportunity to be helpful, so I spent two hours talking about alcoholism, the malady,
and described the symptoms and results as well as I could.
10.
... spent two
years.
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I conducted myself so
creditably that I was able to secure a much coveted internship in a western
city, where I spent two years.
11.
... spent years
in pulling down the structures ...
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
But the head of the house has
spent years in pulling down the structures of business,
romance, friendship,
health -- these things are
now ruined or damaged.
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