The Rewards?

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Permalink Reply by evergreen78 on February 6, 2010 at 6:41pm

What rewards? I've never heard of any such thing. Maybe I need to get out more! ;)

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Permalink Reply by auralaya on February 6, 2010 at 7:25pm

Me neither, Evergreen...I don't know what the "Rewards" are. Unless they're the "Promises", in which case they are neatly hidden with the Big Book.

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Permalink Reply by auralaya on February 6, 2010 at 7:26pm

Maybe this? http://www.barefootsworld.net/aa12rewards.html

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Permalink Reply by evergreen78 on February 6, 2010 at 8:11pm

Are these they?

These are twelve attributes of personal character that continued practice of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and our continued Spiritual Fitness will bring to us, the "Recovered" Alcoholic.

1. Faith instead of despair.
2. Courage instead of fear.
3. Hope instead of desperation.
4. Peace of mind instead of confusion.
5. Real friendships instead of loneliness.
6. Self-respect instead of self-contempt.
7. Self-confidence instead of helplessness.
8. A clean conscience instead of a sense of guilt.
9. The respect of others instead of their pity and contempt.
10. A clean pattern of living instead of a hopeless existence.
11. The love and understanding of our families instead of their doubts and fears.
12. The freedom of a happy life instead of the bondage of an alcoholic obsession.

Originally by Ann C. (sober April 1, 1948) of Niles, Ohio and presented at
the 1985 International Convention in Montreal, Canada

(Got that from auralaya's link, BTW.) Anyhoo. . . Never heard of 'em. But then, I'd never heard of the "Set Aside" Prayer either, until I heard about it here on FOB. Oh, well . . . Sorry!

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Permalink Reply by brian s gerhard on February 8, 2010 at 11:17am

yes evergreen they are all the rage in pittsburgh at some club meetings they are read along with the 12 of many promises in the 9th step. some homegroups choose to do it. the ones who stick along the AA aproved literature guidlines do not. we call them the 12 rewards of Alcoholics Anonymous

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Permalink Reply by evergreen78 on February 8, 2010 at 4:33pm

Ve-ry in-te-res-ting. Like I said, Maybe I need to get out more! ;)

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Permalink Reply by Alvin on February 7, 2010 at 10:48pm

the who, the what...hmmmm,,,o.k,,,maybe non-approved,,,GODSPEED

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Permalink Reply by evergreen78 on February 11, 2010 at 6:01am

I beg your pardon. I think I resemble that remark! ;)

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Permalink Reply by bijonan on February 14, 2010 at 12:07pm

Politics and religion.......The biggest reason that AA's success rate has fallen so drastically. What did Bill W read in his spare time? What difference does it make as long as you stay clean to have a chance at sobriety.

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Permalink Reply by Sean Sanders on February 14, 2010 at 4:16pm

thanks for the info but ultimately is it just a part of our history(someone spoke it at the convention) or has it been approved as a part of our literature? o.O

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Permalink Reply by Sean Sanders on February 25, 2010 at 6:11am

thanks tommy...i notice you pretty much answered my question from the start...i just had to get it out of my mouth o.O

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