From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... remembered always
that our sex powers were ...
BB p.69,
How It Works
We remembered always that
our sex powers were God-given and therefore good, neither to be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed.
2.
... remembered in
what poor favor we stood ...
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
But the prospect of actually visiting or even writing the people concerned now overwhelmed us, especially when we remembered in what poor favor we stood with most of
them.
3.
... remembered that
I had read a great ...
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
It must be remembered that I
had read a great deal and talked to everyone who knew, or thought they knew anything about the subject
of alcoholism.
4.
... remembered that
this kind of insecurity may ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
It should be remembered that this kind of insecurity may arise in any area where instincts are threatened.
5.
... remembered what
my alcoholic friends had told ...
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
I now remembered what my alcoholic friends had told me, how they prophesied that if I had an alcoholic mind, the time and place would come -- I would drink again.
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