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... pause and
count your blessings.
BB
To Wives, p.119
2.
... pause, ask
for quiet, and in the ...
12&12
Step Three, pp.40-41
In all times of emotional disturbance
or indecision, we can pause, ask for quiet, and in the stillness
simply say: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to
know the difference. Thy will, not mine, be done."
3.
... pause here
to consider what humility is ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.70
Since this Step so specifically concerns
itself with humility, we
should pause here to consider what humility is
and what the practice of it can mean to us.
4.
... pause in
reading one of the forty-two ...
BB
Preface, p.xii
If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may
pause in reading one of the forty-two personal stories and think: "Yes, that happened to me"; or,
more important, "Yes, I've felt like that"; or, most important, "Yes, I believe this program can work for me too."
5.
... pause, saying,
"Not my will, but Thine, ...
12&12
Step Ten, p.93
6.
... pause, when
agitated or doubtful, and ask ...
BB
Into Action, p.87
As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and
ask for the right thought or action.
7.
... pause where
situations must be met and ...
12&12
Step Eleven, p.102
As the day goes on, we can
pause where situations
must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request: "Thy will, not mine, be done."
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