From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... decide all
by ourselves just what we ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just what we shall think and just how we shall act.
2.
... decide for
himself.
BB p.113,
To Wives
3.
... decide for
himself.
BB p.144,
To Employers
4.
... decide for
himself whether he wants to ...
BB p.95,
Working With Others
5.
... decide for
themselves.
BB p.103,
Working With Others
6.
... decide himself
whether he was an alcoholic ...
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Why did we leave it to each newcomer to decide himself whether he was an alcoholic and whether he
should join us?
7.
... decide, if
you are honest with yourself ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
8.
... decide that
the problem be attacked on ...
BB p.82,
Into Action
Good generalship may
decide that the problem be
attacked on the flank rather than risk a face-to-face combat.
9.
... decide that
the way of good sense ...
BB p.82,
Into Action
It may be that both will decide that the way of good sense and loving kindness is to let by-gones be by-gones.
10.
... decide these
things.
BB p.90,
Working With Others
11.
... decide whether
to let him go.
BB p.147,
To Employers
12.
... decide who
is to hear our story, ...
BB p.75,
Into Action
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