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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... worst.
12&12 p.51,
Step Four
In these
areas fear,
greed,
possessiveness,
and
pride have too often done their
worst.
2.
... worst aspect.
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
We have been
dealing with
alcohol in
its worst aspect.
3.
... worst character
defects and take action toward ...
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
At the very
least, we shall have to
come to
grips with some of our
worst character defects and take
action toward their
removal as
quickly as we can.
4.
... worst I
have now.
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
My
old manner of
life was by no
means a
bad one, but I would not
exchange its best moments for the
worst I have now.
5.
... worst in
those who didn't think much ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
We've
repeatedly strained the
patience of
our
best friends to a
snapping point, and have
brought out the very
worst in those who didn't
think much of us to
begin with.
6.
... worst items
in stock.
BB p.73,
Into Action
They took
inventory all
right, but
hung on to some of
the
worst items in
stock.
7.
... worst of
all, we forgot God.
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
And,
worst of all, we
forgot
God.
8.
... worst of
these defects, both sobriety and ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
By now the
newcomer has
probably arrived at the
following conclusions: that his
character defects,
representing instincts gone astray, have been the
primary cause of his
drinking and his
failure
at
life; that
unless he is
now
willing to
work hard at the
elimination of
the
worst of these
defects,
both
sobriety and
peace
of
mind will still
elude him;
that all the
faulty foundation of his
life will
have to be
torn out and
built
anew on
bedrock.
9.
... worst of
us, to flower and to ...
12&12 p.98,
Step Eleven
We will
want the
good that is
in us all, even in the
worst of us, to
flower and to
grow.
10.
... worst, we
must be sure to remember ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
While we may be quite
willing to
reveal the very
worst, we
must be
sure to
remember that we cannot
buy
our
own peace of
mind at the
expense of others.
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