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

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CALLS   occurs   5 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... calls a kettle black.   12&12 p.78, Step Eight
It doesn't make much sense when a real tosspot calls a kettle black.

2.
... calls for affirmative action, for it is ...   12&12 p.34, Step Three
Like all the remaining Steps, Step Three calls for affirmative action, for it is only by action that we can cut away the self-will which has always blocked the entry of God -- or, if you like, a Higher Power -- into our lives.


3.
... calls on two of the greatest reservoirs ...   BB p.569(571), Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.   Display entire Appendix III
Dr. Foster Kennedy, neurologist: "This organization of Alcoholics Anonymous calls on two of the greatest reservoirs of power known to man, religion and that instinct for association with one's fellows ... the 'herd instinct.'


4.
... calls saying he is sick, you might ...   BB p.146, To Employers   Go to page 146 in the Big Book
When his wife next calls saying he is sick, you might jump to the conclusion he is drunk.


5.
... calls the "educational variety" because they develop ...   BB p.567(569), Appendix II, Spiritual Experience   Display entire Appendix II
Most of our experiences are what the psychologist William James calls the "educational variety" because they develop slowly over a period of time.


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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