From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
TALKS occurs
6 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... talks for
money, whether at a meeting ...
12&12 p.166,
Tradition Eight
When an
A.A. talks for
money, whether at a
meeting
or to a
single newcomer,
it can have a very
bad effect
on him, too.
2.
... talks or
thinks of little else.
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
He may either
plunge into a
frantic attempt to get on
his
feet in
business, or
he may be so
enthralled by his new
life that he
talks or
thinks of
little else.
3.
... Talks to
Medical Societies by Bill W." ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
4.
... talks when
I would still her forebodings ...
BB p.2,
Bill's Story
5.
... talks will
be constructive if they can ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
6.
... talks with
another alcoholic, sharing experience, strength, ...
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
Each
day, somewhere in the
world,
recovery begins when one
alcoholic
talks with another
alcoholic,
sharing experience,
strength,
and
hope.
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