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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... put a
finger on the nearby and ...
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
To
put a
finger on the
nearby and most
deeply damaged ones shouldn't be
hard to do.
2.
... put an
A.A. group into business; too ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
Whereupon we
tried A.A. hospitals -- they all
bogged down because you cannot
put an
A.A. group into
business; too
many
busybody cooks spoil the
broth.
3.
... put an
ounce of whiskey in my ...
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
"
Suddenly the
thought
crossed my
mind that if I
were to
put an
ounce of
whiskey in my
milk it couldn't
hurt me on a
full stomach.
4.
... put him
away.
BB p.110,
To Wives
Maybe you have already been
obliged to
put him away.
5.
... "Put him
in a private room. We'll ...
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
But one of the
friends said, "
Put him in a
private room. We'll be down."
6.
... put, if
only people would do as ...
BB p.61,
How It Works
If his
arrangements would only
stay put, if only people would do
as he
wished, the
show would
be
great.
7.
... put in
her name -- pride; personal sex ...
BB p.65,
How It Works
8.
... put in
personal contact with some of ...
BB p.144,
To Employers
As our
work spreads and our
numbers increase, we
hope your
employees may be
put in
personal contact with some of us.
9.
... put into
life instead of how much ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
You, as well as your
husband, ought to
think of what you can
put into
life instead of how much you can take out.
10.
... put into
practical application at once.
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
Many
years ago one of the
leading contributors
to this book
came under our
care in this
hospital and
while here he
acquired some
ideas which he
put into
practical application
at once.
11.
... put into
the foundation?
BB p.75,
Into Action
Have we
skimped on the
cement put into the
foundation?
12.
... put it,
"Let's look at the record."
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
13.
... put me
on the spot every time ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
You
put me on the
spot every
time you get
drunk.
14.
... put on
his clothes and walked from ...
BB p.158,
A Vision For You
That
afternoon he
put on
his
clothes and
walked
from the
hospital a
free
man.
15.
... put our
A.A. way of living to ...
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
But when we
approach Step
Ten we
commence to
put our
A.A. way of
living to
practical use,
day by
day, in
fair weather or
foul.
16.
... put our
finger on the weak items ...
BB p.72,
Into Action
We have
admitted certain defects; we have
ascertained in a
rough
way what the
trouble is; we have
put our
finger on the
weak items in our
personal inventory.
17.
... put our
lives in order.
BB p.77,
Into Action
At the
moment we are
trying to
put our
lives in
order.
18.
... put our
lives on a give-and-take basis; ...
12&12 p.116,
Step Twelve
It
became clear that if we
ever were to
feel emotionally secure among
grown-up people, we would have to
put our
lives on a
give-and-take
basis; we would
have to
develop the
sense
of being in
partnership or
brotherhood with all those around us.
19.
... put our
work on a service plane, ...
BB p.98,
Working With Others
The
minute we
put our
work on a
service plane, the
alcoholic commences to
rely upon our
assistance rather than upon
God.
20.
... put ourselves
in God's hands were better ...
BB p.100,
Working With Others
When we
look back, we
realize that the things which
came to us when we
put ourselves
in
God's
hands were
better than anything we could have
planned.
21.
... put spiritual
principles to work in every ...
BB p.116,
To Wives
22.
... put them
on paper, even though we ...
BB p.68,
How It Works
We
put them on
paper, even
though we had no
resentment in
connection with them.
23.
... put this
spiritual stuff makes sense.
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
After a
bit, he said, "The way you
fellows put this
spiritual stuff makes
sense.
24.
... put those
principles into action at home.
BB p.98,
Working With Others
When your
prospect has made such
reparation as he can to his
family, and has
thoroughly explained
to them the new
principles by which he is
living, he should
proceed to
put those
principles
into
action at
home.
25.
... put to
a vital test.
12&12 p.157,
Tradition Six
Years ago this
principle
of "no
endorsement" was
put to a
vital test.
26.
... put to
the test.
BB p.117,
To Wives
The
faith and
sincerity
of both you and your
husband will be
put to the
test.
27.
... put us
off balance by creating an ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
This
atmosphere of
approval and
praise is
apt to be so
exhilarating
as to
put us off
balance by
creating an
insatiable appetite for
more of the same.
28.
... put us
out if we didn't pay ...
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
But finally he said it -- the
landlord would
put us out if we didn't
pay up.
29.
... put us
out of the game forever, ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
Finally, when all our
score cards read '
zero,' and we saw that one more
strike would
put us out of the
game forever, we had to
look for our
lost faith.
30.
... put yourself
in his place.
BB p.111,
To Wives
Attempt instead, to
put yourself in his place.
31.
... put yourself
in his place, to see ...
BB p.90,
Working With Others
You
need this
information to
put yourself in his place, to see how you would like him
to
approach you if the
tables were
turned.
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