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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... realize.
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
How
true this is, few
realize.
2.
... realize, as
they start their journey, that ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
Let
families realize, as
they
start their
journey,
that all will not be
fair weather.
3.
... realize,' he
went on, 'that you can ...
12&12 p.137,
Tradition Two
'Don't you
realize,' he went on, 'that you can
never become a
professional?
4.
... realize how
serious my situation was.
BB p.141,
To Employers
I
know, in my
own particular case, that
nothing my
company could
have done would have
stopped me for, so
long as I was able to
hold my
position, I could not
possibly realize how
serious my
situation was.
5.
... realize some
men are thoroughly bad-intentioned, that ...
BB p.108,
To Wives
We
realize some
men are
thoroughly bad-
intentioned, that no
amount of
patience will
make any
difference.
6.
... realize that
dad, though marvelously improved, is ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
7.
... realize that
God is doing for us ...
BB p.84,
Into Action
We will
suddenly realize
that
God is doing for us what we could not do for
ourselves.
8.
... realize that
God knows all about us, ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
Though we may at
first be
startled to
realize that
God knows all about us, we are
apt to get used to that quite
quickly.
9.
... realize that
some people are as fanatical ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
We
realize that some people are as
fanatical about
sex as others
are
loose.
10.
... realize that
the sacrificial spirit -- well symbolized ...
12&12 p.184,
Tradition Twelve
11.
... realize that
the things which came to ...
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.
12.
... realize that
the word "dependence" is as ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
13.
... realize that
these are only the pains ...
12&12 p.111,
Step Twelve
But in the
longer run we
clearly realize that these are
only the
pains of
growing
up, and
nothing but
good
can
come from them if we
turn
more and more to the
entire Twelve Steps for the
answers.
14.
... realize that
we are engaged upon a ...
BB p.75,
Into Action
He should
realize that we are
engaged upon a
life-and-
death errand.
15.
... realize that
we have been giving you ...
BB p.121,
To Wives
We
realize that we have been
giving you much
direction
and
advice.
16.
... realize that
your attempt to pass this ...
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.
17.
... realize their
predicament.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
Explain that many are
doomed who
never realize their
predicament.
18.
... realize we
know only a little.
BB p.164,
A Vision For You
We
realize we
know only a
little.
19.
... realize what
it meant to be alcoholic.(*)
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
Painfully aware of being
somehow
abnormal, the
man
did not
fully realize what it
meant to be
alcoholic.(*)
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