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

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DISCUSSING   occurs   5 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... discussing.   BB p.87, Into Action   Go to page 87 in the Big Book
If not members of religious bodies, we sometimes select and memorize a few set prayers which emphasize the principles we have been discussing.


2.
... discussing our defects with another person.   BB p.72, Into Action   Go to page 72 in the Big Book
This is perhaps difficult -- especially discussing our defects with another person.

3.
... discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by ...   12&12 p.59, Step Five
Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice and accept direction could we set foot on the road to straight thinking, solid honesty, and genuine humility.


4.
... discussing ourselves with another person when we ...   BB p.72, Into Action   Go to page 72 in the Big Book
We will be more reconciled to discussing ourselves with another person when we see good reasons why we should do so.


5.
... discussing ourselves with someone, it may be ...   BB p.74, Into Action   Go to page 74 in the Big Book
Notwithstanding the great necessity for discussing ourselves with someone, it may be one is so situated that there is no suitable person available.


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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