From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... accepting and
solving our problems that we ...
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
For it is only by accepting and solving our problems that
we can begin to get right with ourselves and
with the world about us, and with Him who presides over us all.
2.
... accepting it?
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
Else why would we consume such great amounts of time wishing for what we have
not, rather than working
for it, or angrily looking for attributes
we shall never have, instead of adjusting to
the fact, and accepting it?
3.
... accepting many
things which then seemed entirely ...
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
4.
... accepting our
dependence upon this marvel of ...
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
By so accepting our dependence upon this marvel of science, we find ourselves more independent personally.
5.
... accepting voluntary
commitment to asylums -- we could ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at
home, never having it in the
house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties,
switching from scotch
to brandy, drinking only
natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a
solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational
books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment
to asylums -- we could increase the list ad infinitum.
6.
... accepting what
is in this book, I ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
If you think you are an atheist, an agnostic, a skeptic, or have any other form of intellectual pride which
keeps you from accepting what
is in this book, I feel sorry for you.
7.
... accepting what
we have to offer.
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
More often than not, it is imperative that a man's brain be cleared before he is approached,
as he has then a better chance of understanding and accepting what we have to offer.
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