From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... instance, and
have tried to possess ourselves ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
After we have made the list of people we have harmed, have reflected carefully upon each instance, and have tried to possess ourselves of the right attitude in which to proceed, we will see that the making of direct amends divides those we should approach into several classes.
2.
... instance carefully.
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
3.
... instance comes
to mind in which a ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
One instance comes to mind in which a malicious individual
was always making friendly little jokes about an alcoholic's
drinking exploits.
4.
... instance, is
a typical example: An officer ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
Here, for instance, is a typical example: An officer of one of the largest banking institutions in America knows I no longer drink.
5.
... instance, that
we have drunk up a ...
12&12 p.86,
Step Nine
Suppose, for instance, that
we have drunk up a good chunk of our firm's money, whether by "borrowing" or
on a heavily padded expense account.
6.
... instance the
alcoholic only seems to be ...
BB p.108,
To Wives
Of course, there is such a
thing as incompatibility, but in nearly every instance the alcoholic only seems to be unloving and inconsiderate; it is usually because he is warped and sickened that he
says and does these appalling things.
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