From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
JUDGMENT occurs
10 times
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1.
... judgment.
BB p.135,
The Family Afterward
Though he is now a most
effective member of
Alcoholics Anonymous, he still
smokes
and
drinks coffee, but
neither his
wife nor anyone else
stands in
judgment.
2.
... judgment, a
careful sense of timing, courage, ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
Good judgment, a
careful sense of
timing,
courage, and
prudence -- these are the
qualities we shall
need when
we take
Step Nine.
3.
... judgment and
determination in all his other ...
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
The
story he told is most
instructive, for here was a
chap absolutely convinced he had to
stop drinking, who had no
excuse
for
drinking, who
exhibited splendid judgment and
determination
in all his other
concerns,
yet was
flat on his back
nevertheless.
4.
... judgment and
ideas were followed by many ...
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
My
judgment and
ideas were
followed by many to the
tune
of
paper millions.
5.
... judgment can
ruin our relation with another ...
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
One
unkind tirade or one
willful snap judgment can
ruin our
relation with another
person for a
whole day, or maybe a
whole year.
6.
... judgment, fortified
by considerable experience, is sound, ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
7.
... judgment he
was utterly hopeless; he could ...
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
In the
doctor's
judgment he
was
utterly hopeless;
he could
never regain his
position in
society and
he would have to place himself under
lock and
key or
hire a
bodyguard if he
expected
to
live long.
8.
... judgment of
what has been right and ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Using his
best judgment of what has been
right and
what has been
wrong, he might make a
rough survey of his
conduct with
respect to his
primary instincts for
sex,
security, and
society.
9.
... judgment, their
common sense, their will power?
BB p.107,
To Wives
What had
become of their
judgment, their
common sense, their will
power?
10.
... judgment will
suggest that we ought to ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
Good judgment will
suggest that we ought to take our
time.
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