From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... careful consideration.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
V. Throughout our structure, a traditional "Right of Appeal" ought to prevail, so that minority
opinion will be heard and personal grievances receive careful consideration.
2.
... careful never
to pray for our own ...
BB p.87,
Into Action
3.
... careful never
to show intolerance or hatred ...
BB p.103,
Working With Others
4.
... careful not
to be resentful about the ...
BB p.116,
To Wives
5.
... careful not
to brand him as an ...
BB p.92,
Working With Others
6.
... careful not
to criticize them.
BB p.83,
Into Action
We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them.
7.
... careful not
to disagree in a resentful ...
BB p.117,
To Wives
8.
... careful not
to drift into worry, remorse ...
BB p.86,
Into Action
But we must be careful not to
drift into worry, remorse or morbid reflection, for that would diminish our usefulness
to others.
9.
... careful not
to moralize or lecture.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
If he is in a serious mood
dwell on the troubles liquor has caused you, being careful not to moralize or lecture.
10.
... careful or
to keep off the streets ...
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
On through the years this
conduct continues, accompanied by his continual promises to be
careful or to keep off the streets altogether.
11.
... careful reading,
shows that the personality change ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening"
are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about
recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms.
12.
... careful review
of our progress since the ...
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
Then there are those occasions when alone, or in
the company of our sponsor or spiritual adviser, we make a careful review of our progress since the last time.
13.
... careful sense
of timing, courage, and prudence ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
Good judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudence -- these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine.
14.
... careful to
hide this from others.
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
We used our education to
blow ourselves up into prideful balloons, though we were
careful to hide this from others.
15.
... careful to
make no request for ourselves ...
BB p.87,
Into Action
We ask especially for freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no request for ourselves
only.
16.
... careful when
we begin to achieve some ...
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
We must be quite as careful when we begin to achieve some measure of importance and material
success.
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