From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... each A.A.
group an individual entity, strictly ...
12&12 p.147,
Tradition Four
This meant, of course, that
we had been given the courage to declare each A.A. group an individual entity, strictly reliant on its own conscience as a guide to action.
2.
... Each A.A.
group needs the least possible ...
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Nine (Long)
3.
... Each A.A.
group needs the least possible ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
4.
... each A.A.
group should be responsible to ...
12&12 p.189,
Tradition Four (Long)
Four -- With respect to its own affairs, each A.A. group should be responsible to no other authority than its own conscience.
5.
... each A.A.
group should be responsible to ...
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
4. With respect to its own affairs, each A.A. group should be responsible to no other authority than its own conscience.
6.
... each A.A.
member follows to the best ...
12&12 p.174,
Tradition Nine
Unless each A.A. member follows to the best of his ability our suggested Twelve Steps to recovery, he almost certainly signs his own death warrant.
7.
... each A.A.
member is personal sobriety, the ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
Just as the aim of each A.A. member is personal sobriety, the aim of our services is to bring sobriety within reach of all who want it.
8.
... each A.A.
to identify himself with, and ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
The unique ability of
each A.A. to identify himself with, and
bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, eloquence, or on any special individual skills.
9.
... Each Alcoholics
Anonymous group ought to be ...
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Five (Long)
Five -- Each Alcoholics Anonymous
group ought to be a spiritual entity having
but one primary purpose -- that of carrying its message to the alcoholic
who still suffers.
10.
... Each Alcoholics
Anonymous group ought to be ...
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
5. Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose -- that of
carrying its message to the alcoholic
who still suffers.
11.
... each and
every one.
BB p.67,
How It Works
We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.
12.
... each case
accomplished the miraculous, the humanly ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
13.
... each city
and hamlet, havens for those ...
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
They will approach still other sick ones and fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous
may spring up in each city and hamlet, havens for those who must find a way out.
14.
... each day
for the man who is ...
BB p.164,
A Vision For You
15.
... each day's
march.
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
16.
Each day
my friend's simple talk in ...
BB p.16,
Bill's Story
Each day my friend's simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men.
17.
... each day,
only to cook supper for ...
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.
18.
Each day,
somewhere in the world, recovery ...
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing experience, strength,
and hope.
19.
... each day
"Thy will be done."
BB p.88,
Into Action
We constantly remind
ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy
will be done."
20.
... each element
of A.A. -- the Conference, the ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
III. To insure effective leadership,
we should endow each element of A.A. -- the Conference, the General
Service Board and its service corporations, staffs,
committees, and executives -- with a traditional "Right of Decision."
21.
... each family,
in the light of their ...
BB p.103,
Working With Others
22.
... each family
play together or separately, as ...
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
23.
... each family
which has been relieved owes ...
BB p.124,
The Family Afterward
We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have
not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.
24.
... each found
something called a spiritual awakening.
12&12 p.106,
Step Twelve
Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all
the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening.
25.
Each fragment
says to the others, "We ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
26.
... each futile
effort to reach solid ground.
BB p.107,
To Wives
As animals on a treadmill, we have patiently and wearily climbed, falling back in exhaustion after each futile effort to reach solid ground.
27.
... each genuine
one has something in common ...
12&12 p.106,
Step Twelve
28.
"Each group
has but one primary purpose ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
"Each group has but one primary purpose -- to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers."
29.
... Each group
has but one primary purpose ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Five -- Each group has but one primary purpose -- to carry its message to the alcoholic
who still suffers.
30.
"Each group
should be autonomous except in ...
12&12 p.146,
Tradition Four
31.
... Each group
should be autonomous except in ...
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Four -- Each group should be autonomous
except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
32.
... each group
should soon achieve this ideal; ...
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Seven (Long)
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous
is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is
unwise.
33.
... each group
should soon achieve this ideal; ...
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous
is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is
unwise.
34.
... each group
to send in its list ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
35.
... each group
was to be autonomous and ...
BB xix,
Foreword to Second Edition
It was thought that no alcoholic man or woman could be excluded from
our Society; that our leaders might serve but never govern; that each group was to be autonomous and there was to be no professional class of therapy.
36.
... each, he
not only drinks again, but ...
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
37.
Each in
his turn may be footsore ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
38.
... each individual
case, will help turn up ...
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
Questions like these, more of which will come to mind easily in each individual case, will help turn up the root causes.
39.
Each individual,
in the personal stories, describes ...
BB p.29,
There Is A Solution
Each individual, in the
personal stories, describes in his own language and from his own point of view the way he established his relationship with God.
40.
Each individual
should consult his own conscience.
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
41.
... each individual
to settle for himself.
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
42.
Each inquiry
was painstakingly answered; pamphlets and ...
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
43.
... each instance,
and have tried to possess ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
After we have made the list of people we have harmed, have reflected carefully upon each instance, and have tried to possess ourselves of the right attitude in which to proceed, we will see that the making of direct amends divides those we should approach into several classes.
44.
... each instance
carefully.
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
45.
Each is
interested in having his or ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
46.
... each man
plays God, sounds good in ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
This brave philosophy,
wherein each man plays God, sounds good in the speaking, but it
still has to meet the acid test: how well does it actually work?
47.
... each member
becomes an active guardian of ...
12&12 p.183,
Tradition Eleven
48.
... each member
of a resentful family begins ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
As each member of a resentful family begins to see his shortcomings and admits
them to the others, he lays
a basis for helpful discussion.
49.
... Each member
of Alcoholics Anonymous is but ...
12&12 p.189,
Tradition One (Long)
50.
... Each member
of Alcoholics Anonymous is but ...
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
51.
... each member
of it should be only ...
BB p.124,
The Family Afterward
We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have
not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.
52.
Each might
pray about it, having the ...
BB p.82,
Into Action
53.
... each morning
in meditation that our Creator ...
BB p.83,
Into Action
So we clean house with the
family, asking each morning in meditation that our Creator show us the way of patience, tolerance, kindliness
and love.
54.
... each must
discharge.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
IV. At all responsible levels, we ought to maintain a traditional
"Right of Participation," allowing a voting representation in reasonable proportion
to the responsibility that each must discharge.
55.
... each name
our injuries.
BB p.65,
How It Works
56.
Each needed
to consider the others, and ...
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
Each needed to consider the others, and in
abiding faith they knew they must find their real strength.
57.
... each newcomer
to decide himself whether he ...
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?
58.
... each occasion,
"Have I any good social, ...
BB p.101,
Working With Others
Therefore, ask yourself on each occasion, "Have I any good social, business, or personal reason for going to this place?
59.
... each of
A.A.'s Twelve Steps.
12&12 p.70,
Step Seven
Indeed, the attainment
of greater humility is
the foundation principle of each of A.A.'s Twelve Steps.
60.
... each of
our Fellowship to omit his ...
BB xiii,
Foreword to First Edition
When writing or speaking publicly about
alcoholism, we urge
each of our Fellowship
to omit his personal name, designating himself instead as "a member of Alcoholics Anonymous."
61.
... each of
the United States and all ...
BB xv,
Foreword to Second Edition
62.
... each of
them has decided to turn ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Isn't it true that in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics
Anonymous?
63.
... each of
them wish to retaliate, snatching ...
BB p.61,
How It Works
And do not his actions make
each of them wish to retaliate, snatching
all they can get out of the show?
64.
... each of
these occasions we worked with ...
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
65.
Each of
us has had his own ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
Each of us has had his own near-fatal encounter with the juggernaut of self-will, and has suffered enough under its weight to be willing to look for something better.
66.
... each of
us have been, and are.
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
Step Four is our vigorous and painstaking effort to discover what these liabilities in each of us
have been, and are.
67.
... each of
us takes part in the ...
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
As we lay aside these very human aspirations, we believe
that each of us takes part in the weaving of a protective mantle which
covers our whole Society and under which we
may grow and work in unity.
68.
... each of
us, when making an inventory, ...
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
Human beings are never quite alike, so each of us, when making an inventory, will need to determine what his individual character
defects are.
69.
Each of
us would like to live ...
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
70.
... each one
decides for himself in the ...
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
This should be an entirely personal affair which each one decides for himself in the
light of past associations, or his present choice.
71.
... each one
is likely to have fixed ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
The alcoholic, his wife,
his children, his "in-laws", each one is likely to have fixed ideas about the family's attitude towards himself or herself.
72.
... each one
of them this qualification: "...if ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
Even so, when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification: "...if it be Thy will."
73.
... each one
of us works out in ...
12&12 p.101,
Step Eleven
Aided by such instruction and example
as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure,
something which each one of us works out in his own way.
74.
... each other.
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
75.
... each other.
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
It occurred to us that we could take what we had into the factories and cause laborers and capitalists to love each other.
76.
... each other.
BB p.118,
To Wives
If you both show a willingness to remedy
your own defects, there will be little need to criticize each other.
77.
... each other
a great deal, but we ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
We do talk about each other a great deal, but we almost invariably temper such talk by a spirit of love and tolerance.
78.
... each other
and ask when their marriage ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
79.
... each other
and comes to a friendly ...
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
This means trouble, unless the family watches for these tendencies in each other and comes to a friendly agreement about
them.
80.
... each other
and drew closer together.
BB p.124,
The Family Afterward
81.
... each other
at incredible speed.
BB p.49,
We Agnostics
82.
... each other,
in order to stay sober ...
BB xxiv,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
In any meeting, anywhere, A.A.'s share experience, strength, and hope with each other, in order to stay sober and help other alcoholics.
83.
... each other
is the bright spot of ...
BB p.89,
Working With Others
84.
... each other,
scarce an evening passed that ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
Seeing much of each other, scarce an evening passed that someone's home did not shelter a little gathering of men and women, happy in their release, and
constantly thinking
how they might present their discovery to some newcomer.
85.
... each other
that they may solve their ...
Grapevine,
Preamble
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength
and hope with each other that they may solve their
common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
86.
... each other,
when justified -- these are everyday ...
BB p.161,
A Vision For You
Cleaning up old scrapes, helping to settle family differences, explaining the disinherited son to his irate parents, lending money and securing jobs for each other, when justified -- these are everyday occurrences.
87.
... each other
with these very things, when ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
Yet we do go to great extremes to provide each other with these very things, when such action is warranted.
88.
... each passing
day of our lives, may ...
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
With each passing day of our lives, may every one of us sense more deeply the inner meaning of A.A.'s simple prayer:
89.
Each person
is like an actor who ...
BB p.60,
How It Works
Each person is like an actor who wants to run the whole show; is forever trying to arrange the lights, the ballet, the scenery and the
rest of the players in his
own way.
90.
... each phrase
and idea.
12&12 p.99,
Step Eleven
As beginners in meditation, we might now reread this prayer several times very slowly, savoring every word and trying to take in the deep meaning of each phrase and idea.
91.
... each physician
in such a group might ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
92.
... each questionable
situation, for sanity, and for ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
To sum up about sex: We earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and
for the strength to do the right thing.
93.
... each relation
to this test -- was it ...
BB p.69,
How It Works
94.
... each request
carefully to see what its ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
95.
... each side
may have some justification.
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
96.
... each situation
fairly, can I see where ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
97.
... each sober
A.A. member has been granted ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
It is plain for everybody to see that each sober A.A. member has been granted a release from this
very obstinate and potentially fatal obsession.
98.
... each specific
matter.
BB p.69,
How It Works
99.
... each teller
approaches and conceives of the ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
In our personal stories
you will find a wide variation in the way each teller approaches and conceives of the Power
which is greater than himself.
100.
... each thought
or act that appears to ...
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
As we glance down the debit side of the day's ledger, we should carefully examine our motives in each thought or act that appears to be wrong.
101.
... each trying
to arrange the family show ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
102.
... each wants
to play the lead?
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
103.
... each will
have to yield here and ...
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
At the very beginning,
the couple ought to frankly face the fact that each will have to yield here and there if the family is
going to play an effective part in the new life.
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