From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
STRIVING occurs
4 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... striving for a self-determined objective and for ...
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
So the
difference between "the
boys and the
men" is the
difference between
striving
for a
self-
determined objective and for the
perfect objective which
is of
God.
2.
... striving may be necessary.
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
When the
distortion has been
great, however, a
long period of
patient striving may be
necessary.
3.
... striving nations and groups finally torn asunder ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
All
history affords us
the
spectacle of
striving
nations and
groups
finally
torn asunder
because they were
designed for, or
tempted into,
controversy.
4.
... striving to recover fortune and reputation and ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
He is
striving to
recover
fortune and
reputation and
feels he is
doing very well.
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