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... discipline.
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
These are the sort of fundamental inquiries
that can disclose the source of my discomfort
and indicate whether I
may be able to alter my own conduct and so adjust myself serenely to self-discipline.
2.
... discipline.
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
What often takes place in a few months could seldom have been
accomplished by years
of self-discipline.
3.
... discipline had
qualified him to drink as ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
Then he fell victim to a belief which practically
every alcoholic has --
that his long period of sobriety and self-discipline had qualified him to
drink as other men.
4.
... discipline its
members and enforce obedience to ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
Did anyone ever hear of a society which
couldn't somehow discipline
its members and enforce obedience to necessary rules and regulations?
5.
... discipline, stand
up under fire, and endure ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
Would they be able to take
discipline, stand up under fire, and endure the monotony and misery of war?
6.
... discipline us
in the simple way we ...
BB p.88,
Into Action
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