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More Than Words
The words of A.A.'s Twelve Steps are known to all of us but, how many of us are confidant of their precise meaning?
More Than Words was taken from a 1991 Big Book study hand-out. The original author's unknown to us but, the idea was just too good not to pass on.
A.A.'s Twelve Traditions were first written in early 1946 as tentative guides to help us hang together and function. The short form used today was condensed with the help of Chicago group founder Earl T. in 1949 and unanimously adopted by standing vote at the first International Convention in Cleveland, OH in July of 1950.
Traditions Definitions explores the meaning of the text used for the short form.
The talk was recorded at Crossroads Group in Akron on January 12, 1975.
A minister's son from Barberton, Ohio and physically handicapped from childhood, Dan describes his journey on the “road to hell”. He came to St. Thomas Hospital under the care of Dr. Bob and Sister Ignatia during WWII. After a slip during his first year he received a call from Sister Ignatia while in Akron City Hospital for hip surgery where he had his last drink and final surrender. He shares his rememberances of early Akron A.A. in “Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers” on pgs. 192, 224-225, 233, 275, 281-282, 296.
