From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
SIT occurs
9 times
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1.
... sit down
and talk aloud about what ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
Until we
actually sit down
and
talk aloud about what we
have so
long hidden, our
willingness to
clean house is still
largely theoretical.
2.
... sit down
with some member of the ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
After
coming from our
first
meeting, or perhaps after we have
finished reading the book
"
Alcoholics Anonymous," we usually
want
to
sit down with some
member
of the
family and
readily
admit the
damage we have
done by our
drinking.
3.
... sit down
with the family and frankly ...
BB p.83,
Into Action
We ought to
sit down with the
family and
frankly analyze the
past as we now see
it, being very
careful not to
criticize them.
4.
... sit hopefully
at a table, a bottle ...
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
Of
course he couldn't
drink, but why not
sit hopefully at a
table, a
bottle of
ginger ale before him?
5.
... sit in
A.A. meetings and listen, not ...
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
We
sit in
A.A. meetings and
listen, not
only to
receive something ourselves, but to
give the
reassurance and
support which our
presence can bring.
6.
... sit in
the meeting place, saying, "This ...
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."
7.
... sit quietly
on the sidelines patiently awaiting ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
8.
... sit quietly
when in doubt, asking only ...
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
I was to
sit quietly when
in
doubt,
asking only for
direction and
strength to
meet my
problems as He would have me.
9.
... sit with
a long face in places ...
BB p.102,
Working With Others
Why
sit with a
long face in
places where there is
drinking,
sighing about
the
good old days.
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and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
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