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USEFULNESS occurs
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1.
... usefulness.
BB
The Family Afterward, p.130
2.
... usefulness.
BB
The Family Afterward, p.132
So we
think cheerfulness and
laughter make for
usefulness.
3.
... usefulness.
BB
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
Universal respect is the
key to their
usefulness.
4.
... usefulness.
12&12
Tradition Nine (Long), p.191
Universal respect is the
key to their
usefulness.
5.
... usefulness and
pleasure.
BB
The Family Afterward, p.132
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
Bill's Story, p.8
7.
... usefulness to
others.
BB
Bill's Story, p.13
Never was I to
pray for
myself,
except as my
requests bore on my
usefulness to
others.
8.
... usefulness to
others.
BB
Into Action, p.86
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
Into Action, p.76
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
We Agnostics, p.49
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