From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... head.
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
2.
... head.
BB p.108,
To Wives
3.
... head.
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
Though the family does not
fully agree with dad's spiritual activities, they should let
him have his head.
4.
... head about
him, that you are not ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
He will appreciate knowing you are not bothering your head about
him, that you are not suspicious nor are you trying to run his life so he will be shielded from temptation to drink.
5.
... head above
water.
BB p.79,
Into Action
6.
... head and
go to business.
BB p.139,
To Employers
Of an evening, you can go on
a mild bender, get up in the morning, shake your head and go to business.
7.
... head by
a senseless series of sprees.
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He uses his gifts to build up a bright outlook for his family and himself, and then
pulls the structure down on his head by a senseless series of sprees.
8.
... head completely
when he's drinking.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
9.
... head doctor,
Silkworth, began to tell me ...
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
Three years ago, when my head doctor, Silkworth, began to tell me of the idea of helping drunks by spirituality,
I thought it was crackpot stuff, but I've changed my mind.
10.
... head I
told myself I would manage ...
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
As the whisky rose to my
head I told myself I would manage better next time, but I might as well get good and drunk then.
11.
... head in
the door.
12&12 p.162,
Tradition Seven
12.
... head nurse
of a local hospital.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
13.
... head of
our bed.
BB p.8,
Bill's Story
14.
... head of
the family will recover.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
Should they accept and practice spiritual principles, there is a much
better chance that the
head of the family will recover.
15.
... head of
the house.
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
16.
... head of
the house has spent years ...
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
But the head of the house has
spent years in pulling down the structures of business,
romance, friendship,
health -- these things are
now ruined or damaged.
17.
... head of
the house, often the breadwinner.
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
18.
... head of
the house ought to remember ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
19.
... head of
the house still fails somewhat ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
They can hardly fail to approve these simple principles, though the
head of the house still fails somewhat in practicing
them.
20.
... head of
vast enterprises which I would ...
BB p.1,
Bill's Story
My talent for leadership, I imagined,
would place me at the head of
vast enterprises which
I would manage with the utmost assurance.
21.
... head promoter
wrote the Foundation office.
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
22.
... head saying,
"Something has happened to you ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
23.
... head straight
for the person concerned, and ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
But if no such opportunity presents
itself, at some point we will want to summon all our courage,
head straight for the person concerned, and lay our cards on the table.
24.
... head the
job?
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
25.
... head toward
perfection, but I'm certainly not ...
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
26.
... head with
a hammer so that he ...
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
They sound like the philosophy of the man who,
having a headache, beats
himself on the head with a
hammer so that he can't feel
the ache.
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