From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... frankly admitted
and believed that for him ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
2.
... frankly analyze
the past as we now ...
BB p.83,
Into Action
We ought to sit down with the family and frankly analyze the past as we now see it, being very careful not to criticize them.
3.
... frankly did
not believe it would be ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
Let him tell you about it: "I
was much impressed with
what you fellows said about
alcoholism, and I frankly did not believe it would
be possible for me to drink again.
4.
... frankly face
the fact that each will ...
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.
5.
... frankly said
that he was not ready ...
BB p.135,
The Family Afterward
6.
... frankly stated
he thought the treatment a ...
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
Following his physical rehabilitation, he had a talk with me in which he frankly
stated he thought the treatment a waste of effort, unless I could assure him, which no one ever had, that in the future he would have the "will
power" to resist the impulse to drink.
7.
... frankly with
that group's oldest member.
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
8.
... frankly with
you so long as he ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
Can he talk frankly with you
so long as he does not bear business tales or criticize his associates?
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