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From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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to view that page in the literature.1.
Students of ancient history tell us that the intellect of men in those days was equal to the best of today.
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On the next page, A.A.'s "12 Traditions" are seen in their
so-called "short form" the form in general use today.
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These very deviations created a vast process of trial and error which, under the grace of God, has brought us to where we stand
today.
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This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe.
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That is the emotional hangover, the direct result of yesterday's and sometimes today's excesses of negative emotion -- anger, fear, jealousy, and the like.
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But when we had declared that our Fellowship couldn't hire service workers nor could any A.A. member carry our knowledge into other fields, we were taking the counsel of fear, fear which today has been largely dispelled in the light of experience.
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They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous,
which -- God willing -- shall sustain us in unity for so long as He may need us.
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But today, in well-matured A.A.'s, these distorted drives have been
restored to something
like their true purpose and direction.
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The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that
our Creator has entered
into our hearts and lives in
a way which is indeed miraculous.
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Today's life is measured against that of other years and, when it falls short, the family may be unhappy.
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As an insurance against
"big-shot-ism" we can often check ourselves by remembering that we are today sober only by the grace of God and that any success we may be having is
far more His success than ours.
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When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness
of the Presence of God is
today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.
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As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we
could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter.
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Today, we are able to say with assurance that Alcoholics Anonymous --
A.A. as a whole -- should never be organized at all.
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The basic principles of
A.A., as they are known today, were borrowed mainly from the fields of religion and medicine, though some ideas upon which success finally depended were the result of noting the behavior and needs of the Fellowship itself.
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Possibly today will see a continuation of a serious and as yet unresolved problem left over from yesterday.
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Alcoholics Anonymous, the
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