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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
USEFULNESS occurs
10 times
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1.
... usefulness.
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Nine (Long)
Universal respect is
the
key to their
usefulness.
2.
... usefulness.
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
3.
... usefulness.
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
So we
think cheerfulness and
laughter make for
usefulness.
4.
... usefulness.
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Universal respect is
the
key to their
usefulness.
5.
... usefulness and
pleasure.
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
If he does not
argue about
religion, he will make new
friends and is
sure to find
new
avenues of
usefulness
and
pleasure.
6.
... usefulness, in
a way of life that ...
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
I was to
know happiness,
peace, and
usefulness, in a
way of
life that is
incredibly more
wonderful as
time passes.
7.
... usefulness to
others.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
Never was I to
pray for
myself,
except as my
requests bore on my
usefulness to others.
8.
... usefulness to
others.
BB p.86,
Into Action
But we
must be
careful not
to
drift into
worry,
remorse or
morbid reflection, for that would
diminish our
usefulness to
others.
9.
... usefulness to
you and my fellows.
BB p.76,
Into Action
I
pray that you now
remove
from me every
single defect of
character which
stands in the way of my
usefulness to you and my
fellows.
10.
... usefulness which
we should have sought ourselves.
BB p.49,
We Agnostics
We used to
amuse ourselves by
cynically dissecting
spiritual beliefs and
practices when we might have
observed that many
spiritually-
minded persons of all
races,
colors, and
creeds were
demonstrating a
degree
of
stability,
happiness and
usefulness
which we should have
sought ourselves.
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