From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
OBJECTIVE occurs
8 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
1.
... objective.
12&12 p.147,
Tradition Four
Sobriety had to be
its sole objective.
2.
... objective and
for the perfect objective which ...
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
So the
difference between "the
boys and the
men" is the
difference between
striving for a
self-
determined objective and
for the
perfect objective
which is of
God.
3.
... objective before
we try to move toward ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
Well,
meditation is like that, too; it
helps to
envision our
spiritual objective before
we
try to
move toward it.
4.
... objective look
at ourselves we achieved in ...
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
The
objective look at
ourselves we
achieved in
Step Four was, after all, only a
look.
5.
... objective, the
newcomer can fearlessly, rather than ...
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
As soon as he
begins to be more
objective, the
newcomer can
fearlessly, rather than
fearfully,
look at his
own defects.
6.
... objective view
will be our steadfast aim.
12&12 p.82,
Step Eight
A
quiet,
objective view will be our
steadfast
aim.
7.
... objective which
is of God.
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
So the
difference between "the
boys and the
men" is the
difference between
striving for a
self-
determined objective and
for the
perfect objective
which is of
God.
8.
... objective will
be the development of self-restraint.
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
Our
first objective will be
the
development of
self-
restraint.
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