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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
WHENEVER occurs
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1.
Whenever a
human being becomes a battleground ...
12&12 p.44,
Step Four
Whenever a
human being
becomes a
battleground
for the
instincts, there can be no
peace.
2.
Whenever our
pencil falters, we can fortify ...
12&12 p.82,
Step Eight
Whenever our
pencil falters, we can
fortify and
cheer ourselves by
remembering what
A.A. experience in this
Step has
meant to others.
3.
... whenever possible,
by substantial unanimity; that its ...
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
4.
Whenever possible,
let your husband explain.
BB p.115,
To Wives
Whenever possible, let
your
husband explain.
5.
... whenever there
is an honest difference of ...
BB p.117,
To Wives
We do not
mean that you have to
agree with your
husband whenever there is an
honest difference of
opinion.
6.
... whenever these
could damage the group.
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
He
learns that the
clamor
of
desires and
ambitions within him
must be
silenced whenever these could
damage the
group.
7.
... whenever they
try hard to seek them ...
12&12 p.120,
Step Twelve
Yes --
whenever they
try hard to
seek them out.
8.
Whenever we
fail any of these people, ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
Whenever we
fail any of these
people, we can
promptly admit it -- to ourselves always, and to them also, when
the
admission would be
helpful.
9.
... whenever we
find ourselves getting tangled up.
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
There's the
spot-
check inventory,
taken at any
time of the
day,
whenever we find ourselves
getting tangled up.
10.
... whenever we
had to choose between character ...
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
But
whenever we had to
choose between
character
and
comfort, the
character-
building was
lost in the
dust of our
chase after what we
thought
was
happiness.
11.
Whenever you
want to, you control your ...
BB p.139,
To Employers
Whenever you
want to, you
control your
drinking.
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