From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
TEMPORARILY occurs
5 times
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1.
... temporarily cease
to grow because we feel ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
We
temporarily cease to
grow because we
feel satisfied that there is no
need for all of
A.A.'s
Twelve Steps for us.
2.
... temporarily let
us run their lives as ...
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
Where people had
temporarily let us
run their
lives as though they
were still
children, we had
felt very
happy and
secure ourselves.
3.
... temporarily off
the beam.
12&12 p.111,
Step Twelve
We may often
pass through
Twelfth Step experiences where we will
seem to be
temporarily off the
beam.
4.
... temporarily turned
Pharisee, have sulked.
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
5.
... temporarily, you
should, if you can, go ...
BB p.111,
To Wives
Even though your
husband becomes unbearable and
you have to
leave him
temporarily, you should, if you can, go without
rancor.
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