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... easily able to control his desire for ...   BB xxix(xxvii), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
On the other hand -- and strange as this may seem to those who do not understand -- once a psychic change has occurred, the very same person who seemed doomed, who had so many problems he despaired of ever solving them, suddenly finds himself easily able to control his desire for alcohol, the only effort necessary being that required to follow a few simple rules.

2.
... easily about A.A. to almost anyone.   12&12 p.186, Tradition Twelve
When opportunities to be helpful came along, he found he could talk easily about A.A. to almost anyone.

3.
... easily and will soon become eager.   12&12 p.62, Step Five
When your mission is carefully explained, and it is seen by the recipient of your confidence how helpful he can really be, the conversation will start easily and will soon become eager.

4.
... easily, and without exhibitionism, about his own ...   12&12 p.46, Step Four
This the sponsor promptly proves by talking freely and easily, and without exhibitionism, about his own defects, past and present.

5.
... easily become ready to aim at spiritual ...   12&12 p.68, Step Six
Therefore, it seems plain that few of us can quickly or easily become ready to aim at spiritual and moral perfection; we want to settle for only as much perfection as will get us by in life, according, of course, to our various and sundry ideas of what will get us by.

6.
... easily breakable as an A.A. group.   12&12 p.139, Tradition Three
In our early time, nothing seemed so fragile, so easily breakable as an A.A. group.

7.
... easily divert us from our primary spiritual ...   12&12 p.190, Tradition Six (Long)
Six -- Problems of money, property, and authority may easily divert us from our primary spiritual aim.


8.
... easily divert us from our primary spiritual ...   BB p.563(565), Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition   Display entire Appendix I
6. Problems of money, property, and authority may easily divert us from our primary spiritual aim.


9.
... easily find some by asking a few ...   BB p.89, Working With Others   Go to page 89 in the Big Book
You can easily find some by asking a few doctors, ministers, priests or hospitals.


10.
... easily, for we are not burning up ...   BB p.88, Into Action   Go to page 88 in the Big Book
We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.

11.
... easily in each individual case, will help ...   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.

12.
... easily mend with a few casual apologies.   12&12 p.79, Step Eight
No more, surely, than we could easily mend with a few casual apologies.

13.
... easily passed among alcoholics, one to the ...   12&12 p.151, Tradition Five
These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other.


14.
... easily pushed aside in favor of the ...   BB p.37, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 36 in the Big Book
Yet all reasons for not drinking were easily pushed aside in favor of the foolish idea that he could take whiskey if only he mixed it with milk!


15.
... easily see why.   BB p.87, Into Action   Go to page 87 in the Big Book
You can easily see why.


16.
... easily understood.   BB p.137, To Employers   Go to page 137 in the Big Book
That he has not always done so for the alcoholic is easily understood.


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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