From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... serious.
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
2.
... serious.
BB p.114,
To Wives
3.
... serious.
BB p.118,
To Wives
Next time you and he have a heated discussion, no matter what the subject, it should be the privilege of either to smile and say, "This is getting serious.
4.
... serious about
religious practices when, upon honest ...
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
We supposed we had been serious about religious practices when, upon honest appraisal, we found we had been only superficial.
5.
... serious ailments
were being rapidly cured.
BB p.135,
The Family Afterward
She sees she was wrong to make a burning issue out of such a matter when his more serious ailments were being rapidly cured.
6.
... serious alcoholism,
impending mental and physical collapse, ...
BB p.56,
We Agnostics
Post-war disillusionment, ever
more serious alcoholism, impending
mental and physical collapse, brought him to
the point of self-destruction.
7.
... serious and
as yet unresolved problem left ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
Possibly today will see a continuation of a serious
and as yet unresolved problem left over from yesterday.
8.
... serious attempt
to probe them, we are ...
12&12 p.45,
Step Four
9.
... serious character
defects, if we think we ...
12&12 p.45,
Step Four
We shall claim that our
serious character defects, if we think we have
any at all, have been caused
chiefly by excessive
drinking.
10.
... serious character
flaws that made problem drinkers ...
12&12 p.73,
Step Seven
Still goaded by sheer necessity, we reluctantly come to grips with those serious character flaws that made problem drinkers of us in
the first place, flaws which must be dealt with to prevent a retreat into alcoholism
once again.
11.
... serious complications
in a family.
BB p.97,
Working With Others
12.
... serious concern.
BB p.575,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
Composition, qualifications, induction procedures,
and rights and duties will always be matters of serious concern.
13.
... serious condition.
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
14.
... serious difficulties.
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
We shall want to speak with someone who is experienced, who not only has stayed dry but has been able to surmount other serious difficulties.
15.
... serious domestic
or romantic difficulties, or perhaps ...
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
Maybe there are serious domestic or romantic difficulties, or perhaps that boy we thought God was looking after becomes a military casualty.
16.
... serious drinker.
BB p.112,
To Wives
17.
... serious drinker,
being dry at the moment ...
BB p.151,
A Vision For You
Now and then a serious drinker, being dry at the moment says, "I don't miss it at all. Feel better. Work better. Having a better time."
18.
... serious drinker,
"You are an A.A. member ...
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
19.
... serious drinkers
again later.
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
In the early days of our drinking we occasionally remained
sober for a year or more, becoming serious drinkers again later.
20.
... serious drinkers
who should have been fired ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
They often jeopardize
their own positions by trying to help serious drinkers who should have
been fired long ago, or else given an opportunity to
get well.
21.
... serious drinking,
are miracles of mental health.
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
22.
... serious drinking
bouts and tells you he ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
23.
... serious emotional
problem can be seen as ...
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
24.
... serious handicap.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
25.
... serious illness.
BB p.139,
To Employers
26.
... serious leak.
BB p.148,
To Employers
27.
... serious meditation
and prayer as something not ...
12&12 p.96,
Step Eleven
So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as
something not really necessary.
28.
... serious mood
dwell on the troubles liquor ...
BB p.91,
Working With Others
If he is in a serious mood dwell on the troubles liquor has caused you, being careful not to moralize or lecture.
29.
... 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.
30.
... serious one.
12&12 p.25,
Step Two
The moment they read Step Two, most A.A. newcomers are confronted with a dilemma, sometimes a
serious one.
31.
... serious or
effective thought during the period ...
BB p.37,
More About Alcoholism
We now see that when we began to drink deliberately, instead
of casually, there was little serious or effective thought during the period of premeditation of what the terrific consequences
might be.
32.
... serious problems
easier than you can the ...
BB p.118,
To Wives
You and your husband will
find that you can dispose
of serious problems easier than you can the trivial ones.
33.
... serious proportions,
continuing all day and almost ...
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
34.
... serious, sometimes
tragic things.
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
35.
... serious violations
of moral principles.
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
To those having religious training, such a list would set forth serious violations of moral principles.
36.
... serious wrong.
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
Or we may just procrastinate, telling ourselves the time is not yet, when in reality we have already passed up many a fine chance to right a serious wrong.
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