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... felt about
it.
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
The minute we saw this compromising fact for
what it was, we asked the prospective publicity
director how he felt about
it.
2.
... felt and
seen means anything at all, ...
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form
a relationship upon simple and understandable terms
as soon as we are willing
and honest enough to try.
3.
... felt as
he does, but you doubt ...
BB p.94,
Working With Others
Tell him you once felt as he does, but you doubt whether you would have made much progress had you not taken action.
4.
... felt as
though he lived in hell.
BB p.56,
We Agnostics
5.
... felt as
though the gates of hell ...
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
6.
... felt at
once.
BB p.63,
How It Works
This was only a beginning, though if honestly and humbly made, an effect, sometimes a very great one, was felt at once.
7.
... felt at
times that we were regaining ...
BB p.30,
More About Alcoholism
All of us felt at times that
we were regaining control, but such intervals -- usually brief -- were inevitably
followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.
8.
... felt bad,
when in fact we were ...
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
We were depressed and complained we felt bad, when in fact we were mainly asking for sympathy and attention.
9.
... felt different;
in fact we knew different; ...
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
Of course we finally did
experiment, and when unexpected results followed, we felt different; in fact we knew different; and so we
were sold on meditation
and prayer.
10.
... felt duty-bound
to throw the whole weight ...
12&12 p.155,
Tradition Six
In fact, we felt duty-bound to throw the whole weight of the A.A. name behind any meritorious cause.
11.
... felt especially
virtuous as I thought of ...
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven
I felt especially virtuous as I thought of
all the ex-drunks who wouldn't
even send the Foundation a dollar apiece, and here I was gladly making a five-dollar investment to fix a hangover.
12.
... felt fine.
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
13.
... felt, for
the first time, the Presence ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
14.
... felt forced
to send for my father, ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
There my drinking became
so much worse that the boys in the fraternity house where I lived felt forced to send for my father, who made a long journey in the vain endeavor to get me straightened around.
15.
... felt his
only hope would be through ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
His alcoholic problem
was so complex, and his depression so great, that
we felt his only hope would be
through what we then called "moral psychology," and we doubted if even that would
have any effect.
16.
... felt hungry
so I stopped at a ...
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
17.
... felt, I
believed.
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
18.
... felt I
had every right to be ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
I felt I had every right to be self-confident, that it would be only a matter of exercising my
will power and keeping on guard.
19.
... felt I'd
better do some Twelfth Step ...
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
20.
... felt in
that hotel room.
12&12 p.145,
Tradition Three
21.
... felt irritated
that I had to be ...
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
22.
... felt it
perfectly natural that we were ...
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
And considering the rough deal life had given us, we felt it perfectly natural that we were sensitive.
23.
... felt it
right to explain his new ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
As he gained confidence, he felt it right to explain his new way of life to his employer and business associates.
24.
... felt lifted
up, as though the great ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
25.
... felt like
Napoleon returning from Elba.
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
26.
... felt like
that"; or, most important, "Yes, ...
BB xii,
Preface
If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may
pause in reading one of the forty-two personal stories and think: "Yes, that happened to me"; or,
more important, "Yes, I've felt like that"; or, most important, "Yes, I believe this program can work for me too."
27.
... felt new
power flow in, as we ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we
could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter.
28.
... felt obliged
to tell your husband's employer ...
BB p.115,
To Wives
Frequently, you have felt obliged to tell your husband's employer and his friends
that he was sick, when as a matter of fact he was tight.
29.
... felt only
the first nip of the ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
30.
... felt our
lives and homes were threatened, ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
31.
... felt quite
safe.
BB p.175,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
32.
... felt reassured
as I was taking the ...
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
I vaguely sensed I was
not being any too smart, but felt reassured as I was taking
the whiskey on a full stomach.
33.
... felt resentment.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
34.
... felt that
A.A. is a group unto ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. G. Kirby Collier, psychiatrist:
"I have felt that A.A. is a group unto themselves and their best
results can be had under
their own guidance, as a result of their philosophy.
35.
... felt that
he had done a wrong ...
BB p.80,
Into Action
36.
... felt that
we had plenty of character.
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
37.
... felt the
presence of God.
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
Many an A.A., once agnostic or atheistic, tells us that it
was during this stage of Step Five that he first actually felt the presence of God.
38.
... felt the
same way.
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
39.
... felt they
had to give to others ...
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
So, you see, there were three
alcoholics in that town,
who now felt they had to give to others what they had found, or be sunk.
40.
... felt they
had wronged us.
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
Often it was while working on this Step with our
sponsors or spiritual
advisers that we first
felt truly able to forgive others, no matter how deeply we felt they had wronged us.
41.
... felt this
was inevitable and wondered if ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
42.
... felt this
way can certainly understand and ...
12&12 p.96,
Step Eleven
43.
... felt truly
able to forgive others, no ...
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
Often it was while working on this Step with our
sponsors or spiritual
advisers that we first
felt truly able to forgive others, no matter how deeply we felt they had wronged us.
44.
... felt very
badly, I said, "Let's make ...
BB p.179,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Wishing to be polite, though I felt very badly, I said, "Let's make the call," and extracted from my wife a promise that we would not stay
over fifteen minutes.
45.
... felt very
happy and secure ourselves.
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
Where people had temporarily let us run their lives as though they were still children, we had felt very happy and secure ourselves.
46.
... felt we
could float above the rest ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
47.
... felt we
didn't deserve.
BB p.67,
How It Works
48.
... felt we
were winning at the game ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
"As material success founded upon no more than these ordinary attributes began to come to us, we felt we were winning at the game of life.
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