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Practice

November 12, 2008

“God willing, we members of AA may never again
have to deal with drinking,
but we do have to deal with sobriety every day.
How do we do it?
By learning — through practicing the Twelve Steps
and through sharing at meetings –
how to cope with the problems
that we looked to booze to solve, back in our drinking days.”
c. 1976AAWS, [...]

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Anonymity

August 18, 2008

“And finally, we of Alcoholics Anonymous believe
that the principle of anonymity
has an immense spiritual significance.
It reminds us that we are to place
principles before personalities;
that we are actually to practice a genuine humility.
This to the end that our great blessings may never spoil us;
that we shall forever live in [...]

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Anonymity

July 9, 2008

“We now fully realize that 100 per cent personal anonymity
before the public is just as vital to the life of AA
as 100 percent sobriety is to the life
of each and every member.
This is not the counsel of fear;
it is the voice of long experience.”
1957AAWS, Alcoholics [...]

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