From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
IMAGINE occurs
6 times
(
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1.
... imagine."
BB p.572(574),
Appendix V, The Religious View on A.A.
I
suspect that if it is
wisely handled -- and it
seems to be in
wise and
prudent hands -- there are
doors of
opportunity ahead of this
project that
may
surpass our
capacities to
imagine."
2.
... imagine a
society which would include every ...
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
Could any then
imagine a
society which would
include
every
conceivable kind
of
character, and
cut
across every
barrier of
race,
creed,
politics, and
language
with
ease?
3.
... imagine life
either with alcohol or without ...
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
Some
day he will be
unable to
imagine life either with
alcohol or without it.
4.
Imagine life
without faith!
BB p.54,
We Agnostics
Imagine life without
faith!
5.
... imagine people
acting that way toward us.
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
We couldn't
imagine people
acting that way
toward us.
6.
... imagine that
we had good motives and ...
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
The
temptation here is to
imagine that we had
good motives and
reasons when we
really didn't.
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