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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SATISFIED occurs
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1.
... satisfied.
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
True, most of us
thought good character was
desirable, but
obviously good character was something one
needed to get on with the
business of being
self-
satisfied.
2.
... satisfied by
candy.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
He
added that
occasionally in the
night a
vague craving arose which would be
satisfied by
candy.
3.
... satisfied drives
us to covet the possessions ...
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
Unreasonable fear that
our
instincts will not be
satisfied drives us to
covet the
possessions of
others, to
lust for
sex and
power, to
become angry when our
instinctive demands are
threatened, to be
envious when the
ambitions of others
seem to
be
realized while ours are not.
4.
... satisfied he
is not deceiving himself or ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
Be
satisfied he is not
deceiving himself or you.
5.
... satisfied he
really wants to get over ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
If you are
satisfied he really
wants to get over
drinking,
you
need not be
alarmed.
6.
... satisfied part
of the time.
BB p.23,
There Is A Solution
Some
drinkers have
excuses with which they are
satisfied part of the
time.
7.
... satisfied that
he is a real alcoholic, ...
BB p.92,
Working With Others
If you are
satisfied that he is a
real alcoholic,
begin to
dwell on the
hopeless feature of the
malady.
8.
... satisfied that
there is no need for ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
We
temporarily cease
to
grow because we
feel satisfied that there is no
need for
all of
A.A.'s
Twelve Steps for us.
9.
... satisfied, there
won't be much left to ...
12&12 p.71,
Step Seven
The
theory seems to be that
once
everybody's
primary instincts are
satisfied, there won't be much
left to
quarrel about.
10.
... satisfied with
a proposal which does not ...
BB p.53,
We Agnostics
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