From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
WORLDLY occurs
6 times
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Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... worldly and
practical-minded beginner, this Step looks ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
2.
... worldly clamors,
mostly those within myself.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
But soon the
sense of His
presence had been
blotted
out by
worldly clamors,
mostly those
within myself.
3.
... worldly considerations.
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
He may
demand that the
family find
God in a
hurry, or
exhibit amazing indifference
to them and say he is above
worldly considerations.
4.
... worldly goods,
but of their emotional security ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
If we
lie or
cheat, we
deprive others not only of their
worldly goods, but of their
emotional security and
peace of
mind.
5.
... worldly indeed.
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
Here are
thousands of
men
and
women,
worldly indeed.
6.
... worldly success
we became depressed and cowed.
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
If we didn't have much of any
worldly success we
became depressed and
cowed.
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