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


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1.
... draw a sober breath.   BB p.4, Bill's Story   Go to page 4 in the Big Book
Mercifully, no one could guess that I was to have no real employment for five years, or hardly draw a sober breath.


2.
... draw conclusions.   BB p.53, We Agnostics   Go to page 53 in the Big Book
It is not by chance we were given the power to reason, to examine the evidence of our senses, and to draw conclusions.

3.
... draw from A.A. experience, that we surely ...   12&12 p.73, Step Seven
But again we are driven on by the inescapable conclusion which we draw from A.A. experience, that we surely must try with a will, or else fall by the wayside.


4.
... draw his own conclusion.   BB p.92, Working With Others   Go to page 92 in the Big Book
Let him draw his own conclusion.


5.
... draw more and more into yourself and ...   BB p.114, To Wives   Go to page 114 in the Big Book
You draw more and more into yourself and you think everyone is talking about conditions at your home.

6.
... draw near others, or we were apt ...   12&12 p.57, Step Five
Either we were shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were apt to be noisy good fellows craving attention and companionship, but never getting it -- at least to our way of thinking.


7.
... draw the book to the attention of ...   BB p.144, To Employers   Go to page 144 in the Big Book
We suggest you draw the book to the attention of the doctor who is to attend your patient during treatment.


8.
... draw this fallacious reasoning to the attention ...   BB p.23, There Is A Solution   Go to page 23 in the Big Book
If you draw this fallacious reasoning to the attention of an alcoholic, he will laugh it off, or become irritated and refuse to talk.

9.
... draw up a balance sheet for the ...   12&12 p.93, Step Ten
When evening comes, perhaps just before going to sleep, many of us draw up a balance sheet for the day.

10.
... draw votes.   12&12 p.181, Tradition Eleven
A political party wishes to win an election, so it advertises the virtues of its leadership to draw votes.


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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