From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... part.
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
2.
... part.
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
We commenced to make many fast friends and a fellowship
has grown up among us of which it is a wonderful thing to feel a part.
3.
... part.
BB p.78,
Into Action
4.
... part.
BB p.85,
Into Action
We will see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any thought or effort on our part.
5.
... part: "Alcoholics
Anonymous are no crusaders; not ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. W. W. Bauer, broadcasting under the
auspices of The American Medical Association in 1946, over the NBC network, said, in part: "Alcoholics Anonymous are no crusaders; not a temperance society.
6.
... part and
parcel of learning to work ...
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
7.
... part as
follows:
BB p.571(573),
Appendix IV, The Lasker Award
8.
... part employers
might profitably take in salvaging ...
BB p.139,
To Employers
To me, this incident illustrates lack of understanding as to what really ails the alcoholic, and lack of knowledge as to what part employers might profitably take in salvaging their sick employees.
9.
... part for
many a day.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
10.
... part, he
has made himself ready to ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
What he has received is a free gift, and yet usually, at least in some small part, he has made himself ready to receive it.
11.
... Part I).
BB xii,
Preface
Part III now includes twelve new stories; eight were removed (in addition to
the two that were transferred to Part I).
12.
... Part I,
and two that originally appeared ...
BB xii,
Preface
One new story has been added to Part I, and two that originally appeared in
Part III have been repositioned there; six stories have been deleted.
13.
... Part I
("Pioneers of A.A.") was left ...
BB xii,
Preface
14.
... Part II
have been carried over, eleven ...
BB xii,
Preface
Six of the stories in Part II have been carried over, eleven new ones have been added, and eleven taken out.
15.
... Part II
("They Stopped in Time") were ...
BB xii,
Preface
Nine of the stories in
Part II ("They Stopped in Time") were carried over from the second edition; eight new stories were added.
16.
... Part III
have been repositioned there; six ...
BB xii,
Preface
One new story has been added to Part I, and two that originally appeared in
Part III have been repositioned there; six stories have been deleted.
17.
Part III
now includes twelve new stories; ...
BB xii,
Preface
Part III now includes twelve new stories; eight were removed (in addition to
the two that were transferred to Part I).
18.
... Part III
("They Lost Nearly All"), eight ...
BB xii,
Preface
19.
... part in
bringing on my alcoholism.
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Unfortunately for me I was the only child, which perhaps engendered the selfishness which played
such an important part in bringing on my alcoholism.
20.
... part in
my life.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
21.
... part in
the daily discussion without rancor ...
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
When this happens, they can be invited to join in morning meditation and
then they can take part in the
daily discussion without rancor or bias.
22.
... part in
the new life.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
At the very beginning,
the couple ought to frankly face the fact that each will have to yield here and there if the family is
going to play an effective part in the new life.
23.
... part in
the weaving of a protective ...
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
As we lay aside these very human aspirations, we believe
that each of us takes part in the weaving of a protective mantle which
covers our whole Society and under which we
may grow and work in unity.
24.
... part in
your own recovery.
BB p.94,
Working With Others
It is important for him to realize that your attempt
to pass this on to him plays
a vital part in your own recovery.
25.
... part of
a great whole.
12&12 p.189,
Tradition One (Long)
26.
... part of
a great whole.
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
27.
... part of
a great whole; that no ...
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
Realization dawns that
he is but a small part of a
great whole; that no personal sacrifice is too great for
preservation of the Fellowship.
28.
... part of
A.A., this worldwide fellowship consists ...
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve (Note)
Not a part of A.A., this worldwide fellowship
consists of spouses and
other relatives or friends of alcoholics
(in A.A. or still drinking).
29.
... part of
Al-Anon.
BB p.121,
To Wives (Note)
30.
... part of
everyday living, rather than something ...
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
And at length our inventories become a regular part of everyday living, rather than something unusual or set apart.
31.
... part of
his rehabilitation he commenced to ...
BB xxv(xxiii),
The Doctor's Opinion
As part of his rehabilitation he commenced to present his
conceptions to other
alcoholics, impressing upon them that
they must do likewise with
still others.
32.
... part of
its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous had ...
12&12 p.165,
Tradition Seven
They pointed out that the irresponsible had become responsible, and
that by making financial independence part of its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous
had revived an ideal that
its era had almost forgotten.
33.
... part of
life at last, and in ...
BB p.1,
Bill's Story
34.
... part of
our day.
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
35.
... part of
our drinking behavior which our ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
Then, for good measure, we
add dramatic descriptions of that part
of our drinking behavior which our friends
probably know about anyhow.
36.
... part of
our make-up, just as much ...
BB p.55,
We Agnostics
We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend.
37.
... part of
Step Eleven which says: "...knowledge ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
And we think that the whole
range of our needs is well defined by that part of Step Eleven which says: "...knowledge of His will for us
and the power to carry that
out."
38.
... part of
Step Twelve.
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
39.
... part of
the answer to it is ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
40.
... part of
the cause, what can I ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
41.
... part of
the mind.
BB p.87,
Into Action
What used to be the hunch or
the occasional inspiration gradually
becomes a working part of the mind.
42.
... part of
the picture.
BB p.143,
To Employers
If your man accepts your offer, it should be pointed
out that physical treatment is but a small
part of the picture.
43.
... part of
the time.
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
44.
... part of
the Twelfth where we "carry ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
Maybe we are doing fine on only two of them, the First Step and that part of the Twelfth where we "carry the message."
45.
... part of
their daily work, and even ...
BB xxviii(xxvi),
The Doctor's Opinion
If any feel that as psychiatrists directing a hospital for
alcoholics we appear
somewhat sentimental, let them stand with us a while on the firing line, see the tragedies, the despairing wives, the little children; let the solving of these problems become a part of their daily work, and even of their sleeping moments, and the
most cynical will not wonder that we have accepted and encouraged
this movement.
46.
... part of
their own recovery, try to ...
BB p.90,
Working With Others
You should be described to him as one of a fellowship who, as
part of their own recovery, try to help others and who will be glad to talk to him if he cares to see you.
47.
... part of
your education, for thus you ...
BB p.117,
To Wives
These work-outs should be regarded as part of your education, for thus you will be learning to live.
48.
... part of
your story.
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
Perhaps, though, your relation to him is such that
you would care to reveal
only a part of your story.
49.
... part to
guide his appointments or his ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
The slightest disposition on your part
to guide his appointments or his affairs so he will not be tempted will be noticed.
50.
... part, we
drank for oblivion.
12&12 p.71,
Step Seven
51.
... part, which,
when completed, will mean that ...
BB p.72,
Into Action
This requires action on
our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to
God, to ourselves, and to
another human being, the exact nature of our defects.
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