From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... take.
12&12 p.111,
Step Twelve
Here again we are presented with the temptation to overmanage things, and sometimes this results in
rebuffs and other consequences which are hard to take.
2.
... take.
BB p.81,
Into Action
Though there may be justifiable exceptions, and though we
wish to lay down no rule
of any sort, we have often found this the best course to take.
3.
... take.
BB p.86,
Into Action
4.
... take a
certain attitude toward that Power, ...
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.
5.
... take a
drink.
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
6.
... take a
drink without danger.
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
There is the type who always
believes that after being entirely free from alcohol for a period of time he can take a drink without danger.
7.
... take a
hand in his domestic and ...
12&12 p.153,
Tradition Five
8.
... take a
job like this one?
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
Straightway he appeared at New York's A.A. headquarters, asking,
"Is there anything in our tradition that suggests
I shouldn't take a job like this one?
9.
... take a
kindly and tolerant view of ...
BB p.67,
How It Works
We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.
10.
... take a
look at the results normal ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
Should his own image in the mirror be too awful to contemplate (and it usually is), he might first
take a look at the results normal people are getting from self-sufficiency.
11.
... take a
look backward and try to ...
12&12 p.77,
Step Eight
First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have
been at fault; next we make a vigorous attempt to repair the damage we have done; and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop
the best possible relations with every human being we know.
12.
... take a
lot of money -- other people's ...
12&12 p.147,
Tradition Four
13.
... take a
lot of undoing later on.
12&12 p.118,
Step Twelve
14.
... take a
position with such a man ...
BB p.148,
To Employers
15.
... take a
specific and troubling dilemma straight ...
12&12 p.103,
Step Eleven
Of course, it is reasonable and understandable that the question is often asked: "Why can't we take a specific and troubling dilemma straight to God, and in prayer secure from Him sure and definite answers to our requests?"
16.
... take a
still greater hold on father.
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
17.
... take a
turn for the better.
BB p.147,
To Employers
So, for one reason or another, they cover these men, hoping matters will take a turn for the better.
18.
... take a
universally recognized list of major ...
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
To avoid falling into confusion over the names these defects should be
called, let's take a universally recognized list of major human failings -- the Seven Deadly Sins of pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
19.
... take a
walk.
BB p.41,
More About Alcoholism
20.
... take action
toward their removal as quickly ...
12&12 p.69,
Step Six
At the very least, we shall have to come to grips with some of our worst character defects and
take action toward their removal as quickly as we can.
21.
... take advantage
of intimate information.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
This is a condition which, in ordinary life, would produce untold grief; there might be scandalous gossip, laughter at the expense of
other people, and a tendency to take advantage of intimate information.
22.
... take advantage
of the situation.
BB p.146,
To Employers
23.
... take advantage
of your kindness.
BB p.141,
To Employers
24.
... take advice
and accept direction could we ...
12&12 p.59,
Step Five
Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice and accept direction could we
set foot on the road to straight thinking, solid honesty, and genuine humility.
25.
... take advice
or suggestions from more experienced ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
This doesn't mean an A.A. won't
take advice or suggestions from more experienced members,
but he surely won't take orders.
26.
... take all
such donations in the future.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
27.
... take an
interest in them.
BB p.112,
To Wives
28.
... take another
illustration.
BB p.39,
More About Alcoholism
29.
... take another
look down the line.
BB p.149,
To Employers
Even if you feel your organization has no alcoholic problem, it
might pay to take another look down the line.
30.
... take any
action that might greatly affect ...
12&12 p.189,
Tradition Four (Long)
And no group, regional committee, or
individual should ever
take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board.
31.
... take any
action that might greatly affect ...
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
And no group, regional committee, or
individual should ever
take any action that might greatly affect A.A. as a whole without conferring with the trustees of the General Service Board.
32.
... take any
particular medical point of view, ...
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
Neither does A.A. take any particular medical point of view, though we cooperate widely with the men of medicine as well as with the
men of religion.
33.
... take appreciative
cognizance of this great therapeutic ...
BB p.569(571),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
34.
... take, as
a rule, one of two ...
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
35.
... take at
day's end, when we review ...
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
36.
... take away
any alcoholic's full chance was ...
12&12 p.141,
Tradition Three
At last experience taught us that to take away any alcoholic's full chance was sometimes to pronounce his death sentence, and often to condemn him to endless misery.
37.
... take away
his means of livelihood.
BB p.80,
Into Action
If he opened that old affair, he was afraid it
would destroy the reputation of his partner, disgrace his family and take away his means of livelihood.
38.
Take away
my difficulties, that victory over ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life.
39.
... take basis;
we would have to develop ...
12&12 p.116,
Step Twelve
It became clear that if we
ever were to feel emotionally secure among grown-up people, we would have to put our lives on a give-and-take basis; we would have to develop the sense of being in partnership or
brotherhood with all those around us.
40.
... take care
not to participate in their ...
BB p.100,
Working With Others
41.
... take care
of his health.
BB p.112,
To Wives
42.
... take care
of such problems.
BB p.87,
Into Action
We usually conclude the
period of meditation
with a prayer that we be shown all through the day what our next step is to be, that we be given
whatever we need to take care of such problems.
43.
... take care
of them?
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
44.
... take care
of those awful debts, possess ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
How could we ever take care of those awful debts, possess a decent home, educate the kids, and set something by for old age?
45.
... take care
of us or that the ...
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
When we had taken the opposite tack and had insisted, like infants ourselves, that
people protect and take care of us or that the world owed us a living, then the result had
been equally unfortunate.
46.
... take certain
steps.
BB p.58,
How It Works
If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it -- then you are ready to
take certain steps.
47.
... take discipline,
stand up under fire, and ...
12&12 p.38,
Step Three
Would they be able to take discipline, stand up under fire, and endure the monotony and misery of war?
48.
... take due
note of things well done, ...
12&12 p.95,
Step Ten
Having so considered our day, not omitting to take due note
of things well done, and having searched our
hearts with neither fear nor favor, we can truly thank God for the blessings we have received and sleep in good conscience.
49.
... take every
necessary step, submit to anything ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
50.
... "Take, for
example, my own case.
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
51.
... take from
the family life rather than ...
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
52.
... take half
a dozen drinks and get ...
BB p.152,
A Vision For You
53.
... take him
many seasons of hard work ...
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
Father knows he is to blame; it may take him many seasons of hard work to be restored financially,
but he shouldn't be reproached.
54.
... take in
order to make a beginning ...
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
So Step Six -- "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character" --
is A.A.'s way of stating the best possible attitude one can take in order to make a beginning on this lifetime job.
55.
... take in
salvaging their sick employees.
BB p.139,
To Employers
To me, this incident illustrates lack of understanding as to what really ails the alcoholic, and lack of knowledge as to what part employers might profitably take in salvaging their sick employees.
56.
... take in
the deep meaning of each ...
12&12 p.99,
Step Eleven
As beginners in meditation, we might now reread this prayer several times very slowly, savoring every word and trying to take in the deep meaning of each phrase and idea.
57.
... take innumerable
forms, there are some general ...
BB p.79,
Into Action
Although these reparations take innumerable forms, there
are some general principles which we find guiding.
58.
... take inventory,
and exert ourselves to do ...
12&12 p.49,
Step Four
Once we have a complete willingness to take inventory, and exert ourselves to do the job thoroughly, a wonderful light falls upon this foggy scene.
59.
... take inventory
in this respect we ought ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
To take inventory in this
respect we ought to consider carefully all
personal relationships which bring continuous or recurring trouble.
60.
... take inventory
of myself?"
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
61.
... "Take it
easy.
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
62.
... 'take it
easy'?
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
63.
... take it
easy.
BB p.86,
Into Action
64.
... take it
or leave it alone.
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
65.
... take it
or leave it alone.
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
66.
... take it
out on other people?
12&12 p.51,
Step Four
67.
... take it,
your past will be forgotten ...
BB p.147,
To Employers
If you take it, your past will be forgotten and the fact that you went away for treatment will not be mentioned.
68.
... take long
for you to decide, if ...
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
69.
... take long
to repair.
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
70.
... take membership
in a religious body.
BB p.131,
The Family Afterward
Though the family has no religious connections, they may wish
to make contact with or
take membership in a religious body.
71.
... take much
care, remembering that prudence is ...
12&12 p.61,
Step Five
72.
... take my
exams, all of which I ...
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
73.
... take note
of our improved outlook upon ...
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
Let's here take note of our improved outlook upon the problems of personal importance, power, ambition, and leadership.
74.
... take on
a world of meaning when ...
12&12 p.43,
Step Four
75.
... take on
new meaning.
BB p.89,
Working With Others
76.
... take on
the unspectacular but important tasks ...
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
We can be the ones who take on
the unspectacular but important tasks that make good Twelfth Step work possible, perhaps arranging for the
coffee and cake after the meetings, where so
many skeptical, suspicious newcomers
have found confidence
and comfort in the laughter and talk.
77.
... take orders.
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
This doesn't mean an A.A. won't
take advice or suggestions from more experienced members,
but he surely won't take orders.
78.
... take our
big lumps as they come.
12&12 p.114,
Step Twelve
79.
... take our
first steps toward liberation and ...
12&12 p.21,
Step One
We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength.
80.
... take our
time.
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
81.
... take out.
BB p.120,
To Wives
You, as well as your husband, ought to think of what you can put into life instead of how much you can take out.
82.
... take out
a little more insurance for ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
4. Because every time I do it I take out a little more insurance for myself against a possible slip.
83.
... take out
some insurance against a slip.
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
84.
... take over.
12&12 p.134,
Tradition Two
85.
... take part
in the daily discussion without ...
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
When this happens, they can be invited to join in morning meditation and
then they can take part in the
daily discussion without rancor or bias.
86.
... take patient
waiting, but it will be ...
BB p.112,
To Wives
87.
... take personal
inventory and continue to set ...
BB p.84,
Into Action
This thought brings us to
Step Ten, which suggests we continue to
take personal inventory and continue
to set right any new mistakes as we go along.
88.
... take personal
inventory and when we were ...
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
89.
... take personal
inventory and when we were ...
BB p.59,
How It Works
90.
... take quite
another view of this absolute ...
12&12 p.21,
Step One
91.
... take responsibility
for the well-being of others ...
12&12 p.87,
Step Nine
For the readiness to take
the full consequences
of our past acts, and to take responsibility for
the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
92.
... take satisfaction
from the fact that many ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
In a perverse way we can actually take satisfaction from the fact that many people annoy us, for it brings a comfortable feeling of superiority.
93.
... take sides
in any argument he has ...
BB p.115,
To Wives
Unless they actually need protection from their
father, it is best not to
take sides in any argument he has with them
while drinking.
94.
... take sides
in any fight, even a ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
As by some deep instinct,
we A.A.'s have known from the
very beginning that we must never, no matter what the provocation, publicly
take sides in any fight, even a worthy one.
95.
... take small
interest in the children and ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
He may take small interest in the children
and may show irritation
when reproved for his delinquencies.
96.
... take so
much as one drink.
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
97.
... take so
seriously his periods of crankiness, ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
If they sense these things,
they will not take so seriously his periods of
crankiness, depression, or apathy,
which will disappear when
there is tolerance, love,
and spiritual understanding.
98.
... take space
to relate all my hospital ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
99.
... take Step
Nine.
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
Good judgment, a careful sense of timing, courage, and prudence -- these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine.
100.
... take such
personality traits as these into ...
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
When we take such personality traits as
these into shop, office, and
the society of our fellows, they can do damage
almost as extensive as
that we have caused at home.
101.
... take than
Five.
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
102.
... take the
bit in our teeth.
BB p.77,
Into Action
103.
Take the
case of the club janitor ...
12&12 p.167,
Tradition Eight
104.
... take the
chance of letting self-appointed members ...
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
We simply couldn't afford
to take the chance of letting self-appointed members present themselves as messiahs representing
A.A. before the whole public.
105.
... take the
full consequences of our past ...
12&12 p.87,
Step Nine
For the readiness to take
the full consequences
of our past acts, and to take responsibility for
the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
106.
... take the
gift?
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
107.
... take the
guy full of faith, but ...
12&12 p.31,
Step Two
108.
... take the
job.
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
109.
... take the
lead.
BB p.83,
Into Action
110.
... take the
man into your home for ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
111.
... take the
measures necessary to shape my ...
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
If I am unable to change
the present state of affairs, am I willing to
take the measures necessary to shape my life to conditions as they
are?
112.
... take the
money.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
113.
... take the
morning drink which I craved ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
Most of the time, therefore, I did not take
the morning drink which I
craved so badly, but instead would fill up on large doses of sedatives to quiet the jitters, which distressed me terribly.
114.
... take the
quantities some of us have.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
To be gravely affected,
one does not necessarily
have to drink a long time nor take the quantities some of us
have.
115.
... take them.
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
116.
... take them
all -- every one?
BB p.76,
Into Action
117.
... take them
away, root and branch.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
I ruthlessly faced my
sins and became willing to have my new-found Friend take them away, root and branch.
118.
... take these
troubles in stride and turn ...
12&12 p.114,
Step Twelve
Our basic troubles are
the same as everyone else's, but when an honest effort is made "to practice these principles in all our affairs," well-grounded A.A.'s seem to have the ability, by
God's grace, to take these troubles in stride and turn them into demonstrations of faith.
119.
... take this
intimate and confidential step.
BB p.74,
Into Action
Rightly and naturally,
we think well before we choose the person or persons with whom
to take this intimate and
confidential step.
120.
... take this
job."
12&12 p.158,
Tradition Six
121.
... take this
spiritual step with an understanding ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
We found it very desirable to take this spiritual step with an understanding person,
such as our wife, best friend, or spiritual adviser.
122.
... take this
Step?
12&12 p.23,
Step One
Since Step One requires an admission
that our lives have become
unmanageable, how could people such as these take this Step?
123.
... take those
risks than to stand before ...
BB p.80,
Into Action
After consulting with
his wife and partner he came to the conclusion that
it was better to take those risks than to stand before his Creator guilty of such ruinous slander.
124.
... take time,
maybe a lot of time.
12&12 p.92,
Step Ten
125.
... take time
to clear away the wreck.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
126.
... take up
the study of medicine, entering ...
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
My next move was to take up the study of medicine, entering one of the largest universities
in the country.
127.
... take up
their beds and walk again.
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
128.
... take us
to better things, we believe ...
BB p.70,
How It Works
If we are sorry for what we have done, and have the honest desire to let God take us to better things, we believe we will be forgiven and will have learned our lesson.
129.
... take what
we had into the factories ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
It occurred to us that we could take what we had into the factories and cause laborers and capitalists to love each other.
130.
... take whiskey
if only he mixed it ...
BB p.37,
More About Alcoholism
Yet all reasons for not drinking were easily pushed aside in favor of the foolish idea that he could take whiskey if only he mixed it
with milk!
131.
... take with
the husband who is recovering.
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
132.
... take years
to complete.
BB p.123,
The Family Afterward
Though old buildings will eventually be replaced
by finer ones, the new structures will take years to complete.
133.
... take, you
are probably alcoholic.
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
If, when you honestly want
to, you find you cannot quit
entirely, or if when drinking, you have little
control over the amount you take, you are probably alcoholic.
134.
... take your
best customers away from you.
BB p.145,
To Employers
He may, for example, reveal that he has padded his
expense account or that
he has planned to take your
best customers away from you.
135.
... take your
dislike of his high-stepping friends ...
BB p.120,
To Wives
In a weak moment he may
take your dislike of his high-stepping friends as one of those insanely trivial excuses to drink.
136.
... take your
health problems to such persons.
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
137.
... take your
liquor or leave it alone.
BB p.139,
To Employers
138.
... take yourself
too damn seriously."
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
Once the card was unfolded, a single pungent sentence leaped to the eye: "Don't take yourself too damn seriously."
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