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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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1.
... tells him he is really going somewhere, ...   12&12 p.107, Step Twelve
He has been set on a path which tells him he is really going somewhere, that life is not a dead end, not something to be endured or mastered.

2.
... tells this story:   12&12 p.151, Tradition Five
Highlighting the wisdom of A.A.'s single purpose, a member tells this story:


3.
... tells us so.   BB p.49, We Agnostics   Go to page 49 in the Big Book
Science tells us so.

4.
... tells us that it was during this ...   12&12 p.62, Step Five
Many an A.A., once agnostic or atheistic, tells us that it was during this stage of Step Five that he first actually felt the presence of God.


5.
... tells you he has decided to stop ...   BB p.38, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 38 in the Big Book
He tells you he has decided to stop jay-walking for good, but in a few weeks he breaks both legs.


6.
... tells you he wants to stop.   BB p.109, To Wives   Go to page 109 in the Big Book
He is remorseful after serious drinking bouts and tells you he wants to stop.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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