From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... surprising extent,
A.A. has offset the damage ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
To a surprising extent, A.A. has offset the damage to family life brought about by years of alcoholism.
2.
... surprising that
our drinking careers have been ...
BB p.30,
More About Alcoholism
Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could
drink like other people.
3.
... surprising that
we often tend to slight ...
12&12 p.96,
Step Eleven
So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as
something not really necessary.
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