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The book, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions was written by Bill Wilson. He was the founder of AA and author of the Big Book. He wrote the 12&12 volume to broaden and deepen the understanding of his earlier work. He also wrote it for a better public understanding of the fellowship and the evolution of our AA Traditions.
"After taking this preliminary trial at making amends, we may enjoy such a sense of relief that we conclude our task is finished. We will want to rest on our
"Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. Our families didn't
"It is nowhere evident, at least in this life, that our Creator expects us fully to eliminate our instinctual drives. So far as we know, it is nowhere on the
"This practice of admitting one's defects to another person is, of course, very ancient. It has been validated in every century, and it characterizes the lives