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... moment.
BB p.417(449),
Acceptance
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some
fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
2.
... moment after
rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, ...
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
We are like the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, joyousness and democracy pervade the vessel from steerage to Captain's table.
3.
... moment an
A.A. hired out to such ...
12&12 p.170,
Tradition Eight
In former days, the moment an A.A. hired out to such enterprises, he was
immediately tempted
to use the name Alcoholics Anonymous
for publicity or money-raising purposes.
4.
... moment he
may take your dislike of ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
In a weak moment he may take your dislike of his high-stepping friends as one of those insanely trivial excuses to drink.
5.
... moment I
fully accepted them, the effect ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
These were revolutionary and drastic proposals, but
the moment I fully accepted them, the effect
was electric.
6.
... moment, I
had needed and wanted God.
BB p.12,
Bill's Story
7.
... moment I
made up my mind to ...
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
But the moment I made up my mind to go through with the process, I had the curious
feeling that my alcoholic condition was
relieved, as in fact it proved to be.
8.
... moment I
was alarmed, and called my ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
9.
... moment is
apt to occur.
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
10.
... moment it
determined to reform America's drinking ...
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
Maybe the society could
have survived the abolition controversy, but it didn't have a chance from the moment it determined to reform America's drinking habits.
11.
... moment of
his death in 1950.
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
12.
... moment, of
how that was accomplished.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
13.
... moment of
stress.
12&12 p.103,
Step Eleven
Just saying it over and over will often enable us to clear a channel choked up with anger, fear, frustration, or misunderstanding, and permit us to return to the surest help of all -- our search for God's will, not our own, in the moment of stress.
14.
... moment our
mental or emotional independence is ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
15.
... moment, particularly
when some important decision must ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
He has a positive genius
for getting tight at exactly the wrong moment, particularly when
some important decision must be made or engagement kept.
16.
... moment says,
"I don't miss it at ...
BB p.151,
A Vision For You
Now and then a serious drinker, being dry at the moment says, "I don't miss it at all. Feel better. Work better. Having a better time."
17.
... moment spent
in getting them straightened out.(*)
BB p.150,
To Employers
18.
... moment that
happened, our Fellowship's confidence would ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
19.
... moment that
I had an alcoholic mind.
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
20.
... moment, the
benign dictator becomes the chairman ...
12&12 p.133,
Tradition Two
21.
... moment the
patient is able, while acutely ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
If the book is read the moment the patient is able, while acutely depressed, realization of his condition may come to him.
22.
... moment they
read Step Two, most A.A. ...
12&12 p.25,
Step Two
The moment they read Step Two, most A.A. newcomers are confronted with a dilemma, sometimes a serious one.
23.
... moment this
idea of dependence at the ...
12&12 p.36,
Step Three
24.
... moment this
Twelfth Step work forms a ...
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
The moment this Twelfth Step work forms a group, another discovery is made -- that most individuals cannot recover unless there is a group.
25.
... moment we
again pick up the key ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Though self-will may slam it shut again, as it frequently does, it will always respond the moment we again pick up the key of willingness.
26.
... moment we
are trying to put our ...
BB p.77,
Into Action
27.
... moment we
begin to see truth, justice, ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all
the seeming evidence to
the contrary that surrounds us in purely human affairs.
28.
... moment, we
believe, the principle of corporate ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
At that moment, we believe,
the principle of corporate poverty was firmly and finally embedded in A.A. tradition.
29.
... moment we
catch even a glimpse of ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all
the seeming evidence to
the contrary that surrounds us in purely human affairs.
30.
... moment we
ponder a twisted or broken ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with another person, our emotions go on the defensive.
31.
... moment we
quit alcohol.
12&12 p.45,
Step Four
32.
... moment we
saw that we had an ...
12&12 p.155,
Tradition Six
The moment we saw that we had
an answer for alcoholism, it was reasonable (or so it seemed at the time) for us to
feel that we might have the answer to a lot of other things.
33.
... moment we
say, "No, never!" our minds ...
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
34.
... moment we
tell our families that we ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
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