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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
INSIST occurs
8 times
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1.
... 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
She may
insist on
knowing
all the
particulars.
4.
... insist that
I was the pursued and ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Or did I
insist that I was the
pursued and not the
pursuer, and thus
absolve
myself?
5.
... insist that
if he is severely afflicted, ...
BB p.92,
Working With Others
But
insist that if he is
severely afflicted,
there may be
little chance
he can
recover by himself.
6.
... insist upon
dominating the people we know, ...
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
Either we
insist upon
dominating the people we
know, or we
depend upon them
far too much.
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
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