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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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1.
... saying he is sick, you might jump ...   BB p.146, To Employers   Go to page 146 in the Big Book
When his wife next calls saying he is sick, you might jump to the conclusion he is drunk.

2.
... saying it over and over will often ...   12&12 p.103, Step Eleven
Just saying it over and over will often enable us to clear a channel choked up with anger, fear, frustration, or misunderstanding, and permit us to return to the surest help of all -- our search for God's will, not our own, in the moment of stress.

3.
... saying, "Not my will, but Thine, be ...   12&12 p.93, Step Ten
When in doubt we can always pause, saying, "Not my will, but Thine, be done."

4.
... saying, 'Now boys, please go heavier on ...   12&12 p.163, Tradition Seven
He concluded his remarks by saying, 'Now boys, please go heavier on the hat tonight, will you?'


5.
... saying she wanted me to come over ...   BB p.179, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 179 in the Big Book
About this time a lady called up my wife one Saturday afternoon saying she wanted me to come over that evening to meet a friend of hers who might help me.


6.
... saying so, they may cordially hate him ...   BB p.134, The Family Afterward   Go to page 134 in the Big Book
Without saying so, they may cordially hate him for what he has done to them and to their mother.


7.
... saying, "Something has happened to you I ...   BB p.14, Bill's Story   Go to page 14 in the Big Book
Finally he shook his head saying, "Something has happened to you I don't understand.


8.
... saying that Mr. B___ insisted on speaking ...   BB p.136, To Employers   Go to page 136 in the Big Book
One day my secretary came in saying that Mr. B___ insisted on speaking with me.


9.
... saying that this is but a beginning, ...   BB xv, Foreword to Second Edition   Display entire Foreword to Second Edition
Many of our friends encourage us by saying that this is but a beginning, only the augury of a much larger future ahead.

10.
... saying that we were gaining in humility.   12&12 p.48, Step Four
For we had started to get perspective on ourselves, which is another way of saying that we were gaining in humility.

11.
... saying, "This is life for us; you ...   12&12 p.173, Tradition Nine
Groups have tried to expel members, but the banished have come back to sit in the meeting place, saying, "This is life for us; you can't keep us out."

12.
... saying to every serious drinker, "You are ...   12&12 p.139, Tradition Three
For A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, "You are an A.A. member if you say so.

13.
... saying to me, 'The laborer is worthy ...   12&12 p.137, Tradition Two
In fact, it came right out of the Bible -- a voice kept saying to me, 'The laborer is worthy of his hire.'


14.
... saying to ourselves many times each day ...   BB p.88, Into Action   Go to page 87 in the Big Book
We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done."

15.
... saying to us that we now ought ...   12&12 p.76, Step Seven
It is really saying to us that we now ought to be willing to try humility in seeking the removal of our other shortcomings just as we did when we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, and came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.


16.
... saying to yourself: "I'm jittery and alone.   BB p.163, A Vision For You   Go to page 163 in the Big Book
You are saying to yourself: "I'm jittery and alone.

17.
... saying, "Well, thank God that's over!   12&12 p.73, Step Seven
When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless over alcohol, we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, "Well, thank God that's over!


18.
... saying you were the best boss he ...   BB p.136, To Employers   Go to page 136 in the Big Book
He left us a note saying you were the best boss he ever had, and that you were not to blame in any way."


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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