From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
1.
... ponder a
twisted or broken relationship with ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with another person, our emotions go on the defensive.
2.
... ponder and
weigh each instance carefully.
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
3.
... ponder the
need for a list of ...
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
Now let's ponder the need for a list of the more glaring personality defects all of us have in varying degrees.
4.
... ponder what
its mystery is; and let ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
Let us look now upon the sea and ponder what its mystery is; and let us lift our eyes to the far horizon, beyond which we shall seek all those wonders still unseen.
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