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RELIANCE   occurs   10 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... reliance and contentment.   BB xxxi(xxix), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
From a trembling, despairing, nervous wreck, had emerged a man brimming over with self-reliance and contentment.


2.
... reliance failed us?   BB p.68, How It Works   Go to page 68 in the Big Book
Wasn't it because self-reliance failed us?

3.
... reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a ...   12&12 p.72, Step Seven
As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question.


4.
... reliance is always upon Him.   BB p.164, A Vision For You   Go to page 164 in the Big Book
God will determine that, so you must remember that your real reliance is always upon Him.

5.
... reliance, not defiance.   12&12 p.31, Step Two
Belief meant reliance, not defiance.

6.
... reliance upon a Higher Power was out ...   12&12 p.72, Step Seven
As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question.

7.
... reliance upon prayer for guidance in all ...   12&12 p.103, Step Eleven
To any questioning or criticism of his actions he instantly proffers his reliance upon prayer for guidance in all matters great or small.


8.
... reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, ...   BB p.52, We Agnostics   Go to page 52 in the Big Book
When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God.


9.
... reliance upon things human, their problems pile ...   BB xxviii(xxvi), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
These allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all; and once having formed the habit and found they cannot break it, once having lost their self-confidence, their reliance upon things human, their problems pile up on them and become astonishingly difficult to solve.


10.
... reliance was good as far as it ...   BB p.68, How It Works   Go to page 68 in the Big Book
Self-reliance was good as far as it went, but it didn't go far enough.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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