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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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KEY   occurs   21 times 4 in BB  •  17 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... key.  12&12 Contents (Step Three), p.5
Willingness is the key.


2.
  ... key.  12&12 Tradition Eight, pp.167-168
Even more important, an empty club couldn't answer its telephone, but it was an open invitation to a drunk on a binge who possessed a spare key.


3.
  ... key, and it is called willingness.  12&12 Step Three, p.34
There is only one key, and it is called willingness.


4.
  ... key, and the decision to swing the ...  12&12 Step Three, p.34
All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open.


5.
  ... key of willingness.  12&12 Step Three, p.35
Though self-will may slam it shut again, as it frequently does, it will always respond the moment we again pick up the key of willingness.


6.
  ... key of willingness in the lock and ...  12&12 Step Three, p.35
Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more.


7.
  ... key or hire a bodyguard if he ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.26
In the doctor's judgment he was utterly hopeless; he could never regain his position in society and he would have to place himself under lock and key or hire a bodyguard if he expected to live long.


8.
  ... key to good living.  12&12 Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
Understanding is key to right attitudes, right action key to good living.


9.
  ... key to good living; therefore the joy ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.125
Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living; therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step.


10.
  ... key to life and happiness for others.  BB The Family Afterward, p.124
Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have -- the key to life and happiness for others.


11.
  ... Key to paradox: each A.A.'s life depends ...  12&12 Contents (Tradition One), p.9
Tradition One -- "Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity." Without unity, A.A. dies. Individual liberty, yet great unity. Key to paradox: each A.A.'s life depends on obedience to spiritual principles. The group must survive or the individual will not. Common welfare comes first. How best to live and work together as groups.


12.
  ... key to right attitudes, right action key ...  12&12 Contents (Step Twelve), p.9
Understanding is key to right attitudes, right action key to good living.


13.
  ... key to right principles and attitudes, and ...  12&12 Step Twelve, p.125
Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living; therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step.


14.
  ... key to sobriety.  12&12 Tradition Five, p.151
The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety.


15.
  ... key to sobriety.  12&12 Tradition Five, p.153
But as he calmed down, he began to listen while I tried to show him that humility was the main key to sobriety.


16.
  ... key to the future.  BB How It Works, p.66
We turned back to the list, for it held the key to the future.


17.
  ... key to their usefulness.  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.565
Universal respect is the key to their usefulness.


18.
  ... key to their usefulness.  12&12 Tradition Nine (Long), p.191
Universal respect is the key to their usefulness.


19.
  ... key to this strange paradox.  12&12 Tradition One, p.130
Those who look closely soon have the key to this strange paradox.


20.
  ... key word.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.106
The joy of living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step, and action is its key word.


21.
  ... key words "entirely ready" underline the fact ...  12&12 Step Six, p.65
The key words "entirely ready" underline the fact that we want to aim at the very best we know or can learn.


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