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

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COMING   occurs   13 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... coming.   12&12 p.143, Tradition Three
We shivered, for we knew what was coming.


2.
... coming from another often produces the contrary ...   BB p.125, The Family Afterward   Go to page 125 in the Big Book
A man may criticize or laugh at himself and it will affect others favorably, but criticism or ridicule coming from another often produces the contrary effect.

3.
... coming from our first meeting, or perhaps ...   12&12 p.83, Step Nine
After coming from our first meeting, or perhaps after we have finished reading the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we usually want to sit down with some member of the family and readily admit the damage we have done by our drinking.


4.
... coming home drunk.   BB p.120, To Wives   Go to page 120 in the Big Book
Perhaps your husband will make a fair start on the new basis, but just as things are going beautifully he dismays you by coming home drunk.

5.
... coming home exhausted from the department store ...   12&12 p.136, Tradition Two
I thought of Lois coming home exhausted from the department store each day, only to cook supper for a houseful of drunks who weren't paying board.


6.
... coming home exhausted to find me drunk.   BB p.4, Bill's Story   Go to page 4 in the Big Book
My wife began to work in a department store, coming home exhausted to find me drunk.

7.
... coming in the door couldn't get a ...   12&12 p.161, Tradition Seven
We saw that if they weren't, the man coming in the door couldn't get a break.

8.
... coming in the door the break he ...   12&12 p.168, Tradition Eight
She was helping to give the man coming in the door the break he ought to have.


9.
... coming suddenly to life again, often begins ...   BB p.131, The Family Afterward   Go to page 131 in the Big Book
Father, coming suddenly to life again, often begins to assert himself.


10.
Coming to his senses, he is revolted ...   BB p.73, Into Action   Go to page 73 in the Big Book
Coming to his senses, he is revolted at certain episodes he vaguely remembers.


11.
... coming to New York in that condition.   BB p.9, Bill's Story   Go to page 9 in the Big Book
It was years since I could remember his coming to New York in that condition.


12.
Coming up to final exams I went ...   BB p.174, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 174 in the Big Book
Coming up to final exams I went on a particularly strenuous spree.


13.
... coming was an oasis in this dreary ...   BB p.9, Bill's Story   Go to page 9 in the Big Book
His coming was an oasis in this dreary desert of futility.


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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