From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... admitted and
believed that for him there ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
2.
... admitted are
objectionable?
BB p.76,
Into Action
3.
... admitted certain
defects; we have ascertained in ...
BB p.72,
Into Action
We have admitted certain defects; we have ascertained in a rough way what the trouble is; we
have put our finger on the weak items in our personal inventory.
4.
... admitted complete
defeat.
BB p.11,
Bill's Story
5.
... admitted defeat,
have acquired the rudiments of ...
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.
6.
... admitted for
the first time that of ...
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
7.
... admitted he
was overdoing these things, but ...
BB p.135,
The Family Afterward
8.
... admitted his
condition, he has become very ...
BB p.93,
Working With Others
Even though your protégé may not have entirely admitted his condition, he has become
very curious to know how you got well.
9.
... admitted it."
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
10.
... admitted it.
BB p.59,
How It Works
11.
... admitted our
wrongs honestly and were willing ...
BB p.67,
How It Works
12.
... admitted that
we were powerless over alcohol, ...
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
It is really saying to us
that we now ought to be willing to try humility in seeking the removal of our other shortcomings just as we
did when we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, and came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves
could restore us to sanity.
13.
... admitted that
we were powerless over it.
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
Step One showed us an amazing paradox: We found that we
were totally unable to be
rid of the alcohol obsession until we first admitted that we were powerless over it.
14.
... admitted the
possible existence of a Creative ...
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a
Creative Intelligence, a Spirit
of the Universe underlying the totality
of things, we began to be
possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we
took other simple steps.
15.
... admitted them,
even to ourselves?
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
How could we be certain that we had made a true catalog of our defects and
had really admitted them, even to ourselves?
16.
... admitted these
things to God, to ourselves, ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
It had been embarrassing enough when in confidence
we had admitted these things
to God, to ourselves, and
to another human being.
17.
... admitted this
in confidence to another person, ...
BB p.78,
Into Action
We have already admitted
this in confidence to another person, but we are
sure we would be imprisoned or lose our job if it were known.
18.
"Admitted to
God, to ourselves, and to ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
19.
... Admitted to
God, to ourselves, and to ...
BB p.59,
How It Works
20.
... admitted to
God, to ourselves, and to ...
BB p.72,
Into Action
This requires action on
our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects.
21.
... admitted we
were powerless over alcohol -- that ...
12&12 p.21,
Step One
22.
... admitted we
were powerless over alcohol -- that ...
BB p.59,
How It Works
23.
... admitted without
reservation that we are powerless ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless over alcohol, we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, "Well, thank God that's over!
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