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... spirit.
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
Therefore dependence, as A.A. practices it, is really a
means of gaining true independence of the
spirit.
2.
... spirit.
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
3.
... Spirit.
BB p.66,
How It Works
4.
... Spirit.
BB p.84,
Into Action
5.
... spirit.
BB p.117,
To Wives
6.
... spirit all
around.
BB p.99,
Working With Others
7.
... spirit among
us and is immensely relieved ...
BB p.103,
Working With Others
Every new alcoholic looks for this
spirit among us and is immensely relieved when
he finds we are not witch-burners.
8.
... spirit and
principle -- they get drunk.
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
9.
... Spirit, and
you will surely meet some ...
BB p.164,
A Vision For You
We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit,
and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge
the Road of Happy Destiny.
10.
... spirit as
were the ancients about the ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
We asked ourselves this:
Are not some of us just as biased and unreasonable
about the realm of the spirit
as were the ancients about the realm of the material?
11.
... spirit, confessing
our former ill feeling and ...
BB p.77,
Into Action
We go to him in a helpful and
forgiving spirit, confessing our former ill feeling and expressing our regret.
12.
... spirit, if
you like.
12&12 p.101,
Step Eleven
This much could be a fragment of what is called
meditation, perhaps
our very first attempt at a mood, a flier into the realm of spirit, if you like.
13.
... spirit into
our daily work?
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
14.
... Spirit into
us.
BB p.85,
Into Action
15.
... Spirit is
broad, roomy, all inclusive; never ...
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
To us, the Realm of Spirit is
broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek.
16.
... spirit, is
indeed inspiring to one who ...
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
The unselfishness of these men as we have come to know them, the entire absence of profit motive, and their community spirit, is indeed inspiring to one who has labored long and wearily in this alcoholic field.
17.
... spirit of
A.A. tradition, taking care that ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of
unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important decisions by
discussion, vote, and,
whenever possible, by
substantial unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that
it never perform acts of government, and
that, like the Society it
serves, it will always remain democratic in thought
and action.
18.
... spirit of
anonymity, we try to give ...
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
Moved by the spirit of anonymity, we try to give up our natural desires for personal distinction
as A.A. members both among fellow alcoholics and before the general public.
19.
... spirit of
forgiveness -- that where there is ...
12&12 p.99,
Step Eleven
"Lord, make me a channel of thy peace -- that where there is hatred, I may bring love -- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness -- that
where there is discord, I may bring harmony -- that where
there is error, I may bring
truth -- that where there is doubt, I may bring faith -- that where there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
20.
... spirit of
intolerance might repel alcoholics whose ...
BB p.103,
Working With Others
A spirit of intolerance
might repel alcoholics
whose lives could have been
saved, had it not been for such stupidity.
21.
... spirit of
love and service.
12&12 p.124,
Step Twelve
When by devoted service
to family, friends, business, or community
we attract widespread
affection and are sometimes singled out for posts of greater responsibility and trust, we try to be humbly grateful and exert ourselves the more in a spirit of love and service.
22.
... spirit of
love and tolerance.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
We do talk about each other a great deal, but we almost invariably temper such talk by a spirit of love and tolerance.
23.
... spirit of
love and tolerance into our ...
12&12 p.111,
Step Twelve
Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group?
24.
... spirit of
modern scientific inquiry, research and ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
25.
... Spirit of
Nature but I resisted the ...
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
I could go for such conceptions as Creative Intelligence, Universal Mind or Spirit of Nature but I resisted the thought of a
Czar of the Heavens,
however loving His sway
might be.
26.
... spirit of
other days.
BB p.9,
Bill's Story
27.
... spirit of
service -- a true fellowship.
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
Though Tradition Nine at first sight seems to deal with a purely practical matter, in its actual operation it discloses
a society without organization, animated only by the spirit
of service -- a true fellowship.
28.
... spirit of
service, for true leaders in ...
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
All such representatives are to be guided in the spirit of service, for true leaders in A.A. are but trusted and experienced
servants of the whole.
29.
... spirit of
service, for true leaders in ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
All such representatives are to be guided in the spirit of service, for true leaders in A.A. are but trusted and experienced
servants of the whole.
30.
... spirit of
service that we elect the ...
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
It is in this spirit of service that we elect the A.A. group's informal rotating committee, the intergroup association for the area,
and the General Service
Conferences of Alcoholics Anonymous
for A.A. as a whole.
31.
... spirit of
service, two concepts which are ...
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
It is the difference between the spirit of vested authority and the
spirit of service, two concepts which are sometimes poles apart.
32.
... spirit of
Step Nine.
12&12 p.87,
Step Nine
For the readiness to take
the full consequences
of our past acts, and to take responsibility for
the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
33.
... Spirit of
the Universe.
BB p.75,
Into Action
34.
... Spirit of
the Universe underlying the totality ...
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
As soon as we admitted the
possible existence of
a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of
the Universe underlying the totality
of things, we began to be
possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we
took other simple steps.
35.
... Spirit of
the Universe, we had to ...
BB p.52,
We Agnostics
When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God.
36.
... Spirit of
the Universe, who knew neither ...
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
37.
... spirit of
vested authority and the spirit ...
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
It is the difference between the spirit of vested authority and the
spirit of service, two concepts which are sometimes poles apart.
38.
... spirit, to
be willing to work for ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
To get completely away from our aversion to the
idea of being humble, to gain a vision of humility as the
avenue to true freedom of the human spirit, to be willing to work for humility as something to be desired
for itself, takes most of
us a long, long time.
39.
... spirit --
well symbolized by anonymity -- is the ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly ask us to give up personal desires for the
common good, we realize that the sacrificial spirit -- well symbolized by anonymity -- is the foundation of them all.
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