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


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1.
... unhappy.   BB p.74, Into Action   Go to page 74 in the Big Book
It may be one of our own family, but we cannot disclose anything to our wives or our parents which will hurt them and make them unhappy.


2.
... unhappy.   BB p.123, The Family Afterward   Go to page 123 in the Big Book
Today's life is measured against that of other years and, when it falls short, the family may be unhappy.

3.
... unhappy and threaten his newfound sobriety.   12&12 p.39, Step Three
They simply will not budge; they make him desperately unhappy and threaten his newfound sobriety.


4.
Unhappy drinkers who read this page will ...   BB p.151, A Vision For You   Go to page 151 in the Big Book
Unhappy drinkers who read this page will understand!

5.
... unhappy lives which were the direct result ...   12&12 p.97, Step Eleven
What about all those unhappy lives which were the direct result of unfortunate birth and uncontrollable circumstances?


6.
... unhappy scenes in our sumptuous apartment.   BB p.3, Bill's Story   Go to page 3 in the Big Book
There were many unhappy scenes in our sumptuous apartment.


7.
... unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of ...   BB p.52, We Agnostics   Go to page 52 in the Big Book
We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people -- was not a basic solution of these bedevilments more important than whether we should see newsreels of lunar flight?


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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