From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
TROUBLESOME occurs
4 times
(
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1.
... troublesome and
fairly obvious.
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Since
Step Four is but the
beginning of a
lifetime
practice, it can be
suggested that he
first
have a
look at those
personal flaws which are
acutely troublesome and
fairly obvious.
2.
... troublesome and
may even need medical attention.
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
3.
... troublesome people
were to become our principal ...
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Could we then
foresee that
troublesome people were to
become
our
principal teachers of
patience and
tolerance?
4.
... troublesome, we
throw ourselves the harder into ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
If
sex is very
troublesome, we
throw ourselves the
harder
into
helping others.
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