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... passed.
BB p.172,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My whole life seemed to be centered around doing what I wanted to do, without regard for the rights, wishes, or privileges of
anyone else; a state of mind which became more and more predominant as the years passed.
2.
... passed.
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
3.
... passed.
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
4.
... passed among
alcoholics, one to the other.
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
5.
... passed, and
confidence began to be replaced ...
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
6.
... passed, banks
it, pays the rent and ...
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
Their treasurer, strictly accountable,
takes money from the hat that is passed, banks it, pays the rent and other bills, and makes a regular report at business meetings.
7.
... passed creditably.
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
8.
... passed happy
evenings together chatting and drinking ...
BB p.110,
To Wives
9.
... passed in
at least three absolutely blank ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
10.
... passed into
the region from which there ...
BB p.25,
There Is A Solution
We were in a position where life was becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which
there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives: One was to
go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of
our intolerable situation as best we could;
and the other, to accept spiritual help.
11.
... passed out.
BB p.179,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
It was the day before Mother's Day and I had come home plastered, carrying a big potted plant which I set down on the table and forthwith went upstairs and passed out.
12.
... passed that
someone's home did not shelter ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
Seeing much of each other, scarce an evening passed that someone's home did not shelter a little gathering of men and women, happy in their release, and
constantly thinking
how they might present their discovery to some newcomer.
13.
... passed the
hundred thousand mark.
12&12 p.178,
Tradition Ten
14.
... passed to
freedom.
BB p.62,
How It Works
Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was
the keystone of the new and
triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom.
15.
... passed up
many a fine chance to ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
Or we may just procrastinate, telling ourselves the time is not yet, when in reality we have already
passed up many a fine chance to right a serious wrong.
16.
... passed we
found that with the help ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
But as time passed we found that with the help of A.A.'s Twelve Steps we could lose those fears, no matter what our material prospects were.
17.
... passed with
no return to alcohol.
BB xxxi(xxix),
The Doctor's Opinion
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