12 Traditions
This tradition states personal recovery depends upon AA unity.
What is the 1st Tradition.
In Step One in the 12 & 12 it says, "few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless..." what happens?
What is "They have hit bottom."
12 & 12 page. 24
Who wrote the chapter, "To the Wives"?
Bill Wilson
Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing what?
What is experience, strength and hope.
Big Book page xxii, paragraph 4, line 3
The publishing year of the first published Big Book.
What is 1939.
This tradition states an AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise.
What is Tradition Six.
This step in the 12 & 12 discusses, "This is the way to a faith that works," and calls for affirmative action.
What is Step 3.
12 & 12 page 34
Dr. Paul O. wrote a story that has been included in the story section of the Big Book. He talks of a concept that was the answer to all his problems. What is the concept?
What is Acceptance.
Name the Four Horsemen.
What are terror, bewilderment, frustration, despair.
Big Book page 151, paragraph 2, line 9
This was the former title of As Bill Sees It.
What is The AA Way of Life.
In the 12 & 12, it is discussed in this tradition that every AA group can manage its affairs exactly as it pleases, except when AA as a whole is threatened.
What is Tradition 4.
12 & 12 page 146
Step 10 advises that we continue to watch for what (4 things) ?
What is selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, fear.
Big Book page 84, paragraph 2, line 9
A movie was made about Lois Wilson and her relationship with Bill W. in 2010 on CBS. What is the name of this movie?
What is When Love is Not Enough.
Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as what?
What is intensive work with other alcoholics.
Big Book page 89, paragraph 1
The name of the “certain American businessman” who also helped Ebby 12 step Bill W.?
Roland Hazard
Who is the ultimate authority in AA as discussed in tradition 2?
A loving God.
This step in the 12 & 12 discusses, "Alcoholics especially should be able to see that instincts run wild in themselves is the underlying cause of their destructive drinking."
What is Step 4.
12 & 12 page 44.
Dr. Bob was a real doctor. What was his area of practice?
What is Proctology.
If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be what?
What is no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion, that someday we will be immune to alcohol.
Big Book, page 33, paragraph 1, line 91
The number of alcoholics in AA by the year 1950 worldwide?
What is 100,000.
The mistakes and lessons from watching the Washingtonian Society allow politicians and reformers to use their society for their own purposes and ultimately losing effectiveness, laid the groundwork for this tradition.
What is Tradition 10.
In this step in the 12 & 12 it discusses, "Sometimes AA comes harder to those who have lost of rejected faith than to those who never had an faith at all."
What is Step 2.
12 & 12 page 28.
Who was Bill Wilson's sponsor?
Who is Ebby Thacher.
The actual or potential alcoholic, with hardly an exception, will be absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of what?
What is self-knowledge.
Big Book, page 39, paragraph 1, line 5
On page 160 in “A Vision For You”, a man and a woman are mentioned as making their house available for meetings in the early days of A.A.
Who were they?
T. Henry and Clarace Williams