From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... hours.
BB p.10,
Bill's Story
He talked for hours.
2.
... hours.
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
But the ex-problem drinker who has found this solution, who is properly
armed with facts about himself, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic in a few hours.
3.
... hours.
BB p.146,
To Employers
He may wish to do a lot for other alcoholics and something of the sort may come up during business hours.
4.
... hours a
day.
BB p.146,
To Employers
5.
... hours a
day in and through us, ...
BB p.16,
Bill's Story
6.
... hours after
the market closed.
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
7.
... hours ahead.
BB p.86,
Into Action
8.
... hours are
usually well filled with things ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
9.
... hours at
a time, so it was ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I soon discovered that a
couple of drinks would alleviate my gastric distress, at least for a few hours at a time, so it was not at all difficult for me to return
to my former excessive
indulgence.
10.
... hours before
I would be quite unfit ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Occasionally, I would yield to the morning craving, but if I did, it would be only a few hours before I would be quite unfit for work.
11.
... hours drearily
rehashing their sins of omission ...
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
Must A.A.'s spend most of their waking
hours drearily rehashing their sins of omission or commission?
12.
... hours, drinking
only at parties, switching from ...
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at
home, never having it in the
house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties,
switching from scotch
to brandy, drinking only
natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a
solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational
books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums --
we could increase the list
ad infinitum.
13.
... hours helping
other men and their families.
BB p.119,
To Wives
You have been starving for his companionship, yet he spends long hours helping other men and their families.
14.
... hours just
past.
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
15.
... hours of
our day better and happier.
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
For these minutes and sometimes hours spent in self-examination are bound to
make all the other hours of our day better and happier.
16.
... hours spent
in self-examination are bound to ...
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
For these minutes and sometimes hours spent in self-examination are bound to
make all the other hours of our day better and happier.
17.
... hours talking
about alcoholism, the malady, and ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
This seemed to me like an opportunity to be helpful, so I spent two hours talking about alcoholism, the malady,
and described the symptoms and results as well as I could.
18.
... hours that
might have been worth while.
BB p.66,
How It Works
To the precise extent
that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might
have been worth while.
19.
... hours to
come.
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
20.
... hours to
fellow-sufferers.
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
They shared their homes,
their slender resources, and gladly devoted their spare hours to fellow-sufferers.
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