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ACTIONS   occurs   9 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... actions.   12&12 p.79, Step Eight
It is an attitude which can only be changed by a deep and honest search of our motives and actions.


2.
... actions and ideas.   BB p.87, Into Action   Go to page 87 in the Big Book
We might pay for this presumption in all sorts of absurd actions and ideas.


3.
... actions are partly responsible.   BB p.83, Into Action   Go to page 83 in the Big Book
Their defects may be glaring, but the chances are that our own actions are partly responsible.

4.
... actions he instantly proffers his reliance upon ...   12&12 p.103, Step Eleven
To any questioning or criticism of his actions he instantly proffers his reliance upon prayer for guidance in all matters great or small.


5.
... actions make each of them wish to ...   BB p.61, How It Works   Go to page 61 in the Big Book
And do not his actions make each of them wish to retaliate, snatching all they can get out of the show?


6.
... actions never be personally punitive nor an ...   BB p.575, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important decisions by discussion, vote, and, whenever possible, by substantial unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that it never perform acts of government, and that, like the Society it serves, it will always remain democratic in thought and action.

7.
... actions of others are part of the ...   12&12 p.52, Step Four
And if the actions of others are part of the cause, what can I do about that?

8.
... actions that almost no alcoholic who is ...   12&12 p.24, Step One
For practicing A.A.'s remaining eleven Steps means the adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no alcoholic who is still drinking can dream of taking.

9.
... actions toward security -- emotional security and financial ...   12&12 p.115, Step Twelve
After we come into A.A., if we go on growing, our attitudes and actions toward security -- emotional security and financial security -- commence to change profoundly.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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