From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... acquired.
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
2.
... acquired a
better attitude toward him, we ...
BB p.77,
Into Action
It may be he has done us more
harm than we have done him
and, though we may have acquired a better attitude toward him, we are
still not too keen about admitting our faults.
3.
... acquired certain
ideas concerning a possible means ...
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
In the course of his third
treatment he acquired certain ideas concerning a possible
means of recovery.
4.
... acquired much
actual humility.
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
But while this was a humiliating experience, it didn't necessarily mean that we
had yet acquired much actual humility.
5.
... acquired some
ideas which he put into ...
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
Many years ago one of the leading contributors
to this book came under our care in this hospital and while here he acquired some ideas which he put into practical application
at once.
6.
... acquired such
a profound knowledge of the ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
Above all, he believed he
had acquired such a profound knowledge of
the inner workings of his
mind and its hidden springs that relapse was unthinkable.
7.
... acquired the
habit of accurate self-appraisal.
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
The emphasis on inventory is heavy only because a great many of us have never really acquired the habit of accurate self-appraisal.
8.
... acquired the
impeccable coat of tan one ...
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
9.
... acquired the
rudiments of faith, and now ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
So it is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to A.A., have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a Higher Power.
10.
... acquired, will
find he can win out.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
We doubt if many of them can
do it, because none will really want to stop, and hardly one of them, because of the peculiar mental twist already acquired, will find he can win out.
11.
... acquired, would
keep him sober the rest ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
He was positive that this humiliating experience, plus the knowledge he had acquired,
would keep him sober the rest of his life.
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