From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... staff," Bill
says, "consisted of two people: ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven
2.
... staff member
of a world-renowned hospital, recently ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
One of these men, staff member of a world-renowned hospital, recently made this statement to some
of us: "What you say about the general hopelessness
of the average alcoholic's plight is, in
my opinion, correct.
3.
... staff members.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
4.
... staff members
alike found they could do ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
But long ago, trustees and staff members alike found they could do no more than make suggestions, and very mild ones at that.
5.
... staff members
has no counterpart among the ...
12&12 p.169,
Tradition Eight (Note)
(*) The work of present-day staff members has no counterpart among the job categories of commercial organizations.
6.
... staff, says,
"Alcoholics Anonymous is natural; it ...
BB p.572(574),
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.
Edward Dowling, S.J.,(*) of the Queen's Work staff, says, "Alcoholics Anonymous is natural; it
is natural at the point
where nature comes closest to the supernatural, namely in
humiliations and in consequent humility.
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