From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... insist on
checking with friends or spiritual ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
It is worth noting that people of very high spiritual development almost always insist on checking with friends or
spiritual advisers
the guidance they feel
they have received from God.
2.
... insist on
enjoying life.
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
3.
... insist on
knowing all the particulars.
BB p.81,
Into Action
4.
... insist that
I was the pursued and ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
5.
... insist that
if he is severely afflicted, ...
BB p.92,
Working With Others
6.
... insist upon
dominating the people we know, ...
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
7.
... insist upon
it if he prefers to ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
Let him know you are available if he wishes to
make a decision and tell his story, but do not insist upon it if he prefers to consult someone else.
8.
... insist upon
ruling our lives.
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
Powerfully, blindly,
many times subtly, they drive us, dominate us, and insist upon ruling our lives.
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