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... simple.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
2.
... simple.
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
3.
... simple and
personal.
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
In spite of the great increase in the size and the
span of this Fellowship,
at its core it remains simple and personal.
4.
... simple, and
this concept was the keystone ...
BB p.62,
How It Works
Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the
keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to
freedom.
5.
... simple and
understandable terms as soon as ...
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form
a relationship upon
simple and understandable terms
as soon as we are willing
and honest enough to try.
6.
... simple attitude.
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
He can go anywhere on this
earth where other free men may go without disaster, provided he remains willing to maintain a certain simple attitude.
7.
Simple, but
not easy; a price had ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
8.
... simple cornerstone
a wonderfully effective spiritual structure ...
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
It has been repeatedly proven among us that upon this simple cornerstone a wonderfully effective
spiritual structure
can be built.(*)
9.
... simple devices,
we have placed ourselves in ...
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
When, by such simple devices, we have placed ourselves in a mood in which
we can focus undisturbed on constructive imagination, we might proceed like this:
10.
Simple examples
like the following take on ...
12&12 p.43,
Step Four
11.
... simple kit
of spiritual tools laid at ...
BB p.25,
There Is A Solution
When, therefore, we were approached by those in
whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet.
12.
... simple matter.
BB p.40,
More About Alcoholism
I had no trouble refusing drinks, and began to wonder if I had not
been making too hard work of a simple matter.
13.
... simple prayer:
12&12 p.125,
Step Twelve
With each passing day of our lives, may every one of us sense more deeply the inner meaning of A.A.'s simple prayer:
14.
... simple principles,
though the head of the ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
They can hardly fail to approve these simple principles, though the head of the house still fails somewhat in practicing
them.
15.
... simple program,
usually men and women who ...
BB p.58,
How It Works
Those who do not recover
are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this
simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.
16.
... simple reliance
upon the Spirit of the ...
BB p.52,
We Agnostics
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.
17.
... simple religious
idea and a practical program ...
BB p.9,
Bill's Story
18.
... simple request
is plain to anyone.
12&12 p.76,
Step Seven
19.
... simple request:
"Thy will, not mine, be ...
12&12 p.103,
Step Eleven
As the day goes on, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request: "Thy will, not mine, be done."
20.
... simple requirements.
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
21.
... simple rules.
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
On the other hand -- and strange as this may seem to those who do not understand -- once a psychic change has occurred, the very same person who seemed doomed, who had so many problems he despaired of ever solving them, suddenly finds himself easily able to control his desire for alcohol, the only effort necessary being that required to follow a few simple rules.
22.
... simple rules
of fair play and decency ...
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
23.
... simple services
that enable the group to ...
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
24.
... simple services
would require small sums of ...
12&12 p.161,
Tradition Seven
25.
... simple steps.
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
As soon as we admitted the
possible existence of
a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit
of the Universe underlying the totality
of things, we began to be
possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we
took other simple steps.
26.
... simple talk
in our kitchen multiplies itself ...
BB p.16,
Bill's Story
Each day my friend's simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men.
27.
... simple, that
has enabled most of us ...
12&12 p.66,
Step Six
28.
... simple things,
there has been a revolutionary ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
They flatly declare that
since they have come to believe in a Power greater than themselves,
to take a certain attitude toward that Power, and to do certain
simple things, there has
been a revolutionary change in their way of living and thinking.
29.
... simple way
we have just outlined.
BB p.88,
Into Action
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