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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

avocation
avoid
avoided
AVOIDING   occurs   5 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
awaiting
awaits
awaken

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1.
... avoiding an inventory.   12&12 p.45, Step Four
We also clutch at another wonderful excuse for avoiding an inventory.


2.
... avoiding certain alluring distractions of the road, ...   BB p.162, A Vision For You   Go to page 162 in the Big Book
This practice enables us to lend a hand, at the same time avoiding certain alluring distractions of the road, about which any traveling man can inform you.(*)

3.
... avoiding excesses which will bring us punishment ...   12&12 p.66, Step Six
Not much spiritual effort is involved in avoiding excesses which will bring us punishment anyway.


4.
... avoiding temptation.   BB p.85, Into Action   Go to page 85 in the Big Book
We are not fighting it, neither are we avoiding temptation.


5.
... avoiding them or keeping them under control.   BB p.117, To Wives   Go to page 117 in the Big Book
Often you must carry the burden of avoiding them or keeping them under control.


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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