From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... those A.A.'s
bold enough to accept employment ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
No individuals have been
more buffeted by such emotional gusts than those A.A.'s bold enough to accept employment with outside
agencies dealing with
the alcohol problem.
2.
... those A.A.
treasuries which continue, beyond prudent ...
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Seven (Long)
Then, too, we view with much
concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, beyond prudent reserves, to accumulate funds for no stated A.A. purpose.
3.
... those A.A.
treasuries which continue, beyond prudent ...
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Then too, we view with much concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, beyond prudent reserves, to accumulate funds for no stated A.A. purpose.
4.
... those A.A.'s
were right. ..."
12&12 p.23,
Step One
5.
... those about
us.
12&12 p.53,
Step Four
6.
... those about
us?
12&12 p.81,
Step Eight
What happens when we wallow in depression, self-pity oozing from every pore, and inflict that upon those about us?
7.
... those about
us?
12&12 p.113,
Step Twelve
Can we transform these calamities into assets,
sources of growth and comfort to ourselves and
those about us?
8.
... those about
us.
12&12 p.122,
Step Twelve
9.
... those about
us.
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
10.
... those about
us in a way no ...
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
An illness of this sort --
and we have come to believe
it an illness -- involves those about us in a
way no other human sickness can.
11.
... those about
us in order to gain ...
12&12 p.124,
Step Twelve
12.
... those about
us may find emotional sobriety.
12&12 p.106,
Step Twelve
Here we begin to practice all Twelve Steps of the program in our
daily lives so that we and
those about us may find emotional sobriety.
13.
... those about
us, or we had insisted ...
12&12 p.115,
Step Twelve
Either we had tried to play God and dominate those about us, or
we had insisted on being
overdependent upon
them.
14.
... those about
us that we are indeed ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to
convince those about us
that we are indeed changing for the better, it
is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who
have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little or
not at all aware of what we have done to them.
15.
... those afflicted
with alcoholic addiction.
BB xxvii(xxv),
The Doctor's Opinion
The subject presented
in this book seems to me to
be of paramount importance to those afflicted with alcoholic addiction.
16.
... those approached
will become fellows of Alcoholics ...
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
Some of them may sink and perhaps never get up, but if our experience is a criterion, more than half of those approached will become fellows of Alcoholics Anonymous.
17.
... those around
us.
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.
18.
... those awful
debts, possess a decent home, ...
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?
19.
... those better
qualified to handle it.
12&12 p.90,
Step Ten
20.
... those cases
are the unusual ones.
12&12 p.119,
Step Twelve
21.
... those cases
they made an effort to ...
BB p.159,
A Vision For You
They experienced a few
distressing failures, but in those cases they made an effort to bring the man's family into a spiritual way of living, thus relieving much worry and suffering.
22.
... those cases
where such a matter must ...
12&12 p.86,
Step Nine
And even in those cases where such a matter must be discussed, let's try to avoid harming third parties, whoever they may
be.
23.
... those concerned,
except when it would injure ...
12&12 p.108,
Step Twelve
We followed this up in Step Nine by making direct amends to those concerned, except when it
would injure them or other
people.
24.
... those dangers
of great wealth, prestige, and ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
A.A. has to function, but at
the same time it must avoid those dangers of great wealth, prestige, and entrenched power which necessarily tempt other societies.
25.
... those days.
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
26.
... those days.
12&12 p.163,
Tradition Seven
27.
... those days
of inferno, I wobbled from ...
BB p.4,
Bill's Story
28.
... those days
was equal to the best ...
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
Students of ancient history tell us that the intellect of men in those days was equal to the best of today.
29.
... those days,
we'd go anywhere on a ...
12&12 p.144,
Tradition Three
30.
... those defects
we are still unwilling to ...
12&12 p.68,
Step Six
Looking again at those defects we are still unwilling to give up, we ought to erase the hard-and-fast lines that we have drawn.
31.
... those dependent
upon him?
BB p.80,
Into Action
32.
... those doctors.
12&12 p.123,
Step Twelve
33.
... those dreams.
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
34.
... those ever-urgent
questions, "How can A.A. best ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
The "12 Traditions" of Alcoholics Anonymous
are, we A.A.'s believe, the
best answers that our experience has yet given to those ever-urgent questions, "How can A.A. best function?" and, "How can
A.A. best stay whole and so survive?"
35.
... those experiences
we'd rather not remember, if ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
If we have swept the searchlight of Step Four back and forth over our careers, and it has revealed in stark relief those experiences we'd rather
not remember, if we have come to know how wrong thinking and action have hurt us and others, then the need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever.
36.
... those experimentally
inclined, I should mention the ...
BB p.177,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
37.
... those faiths
have given purpose and direction ...
BB p.49,
We Agnostics
We have learned that whatever the human frailties of various faiths may be, those faiths have given purpose and direction to
millions.
38.
... those fears,
no matter what our material ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
But as time passed we found that with the help of A.A.'s Twelve Steps we could lose those fears, no matter what our material prospects were.
39.
... those fears
were to prove groundless?
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
40.
... those feelings
of inadequacy by bluffing, cheating, ...
12&12 p.51,
Step Four
Did I try to cover up those feelings of inadequacy
by bluffing, cheating,
lying, or evading responsibility?
41.
... those filled
with self-sufficiency who have cut ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
There will be those who have
drifted into indifference, those filled with self-sufficiency who have cut themselves off, those who
have become prejudiced
against religion, and
those who are downright
defiant because God has failed to fulfill their demands.
42.
... those first
days of convalescence, this will ...
BB p.129,
The Family Afterward
During those first days of convalescence, this will
do more to insure his sobriety than anything else.
43.
... those flaws
which were basic, flaws which ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
We can go far beyond those things which were superficially wrong
with us, to see those flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were
responsible for the whole pattern of our lives.
44.
... those groups
ought to be consulted.
12&12 p.189,
Tradition Four (Long)
But when its plans concern the welfare of neighboring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted.
45.
... those groups
ought to be consulted.
BB p.563(565),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
But when its plans concern the welfare of neighboring groups also, those groups ought to be consulted.
46.
... those hangover
mornings when we alternated between ...
12&12 p.84,
Step Nine
This will be a very different occasion, and
in sharp contrast with
those hangover mornings when we alternated between reviling ourselves and
blaming the family (and
everyone else) for our troubles.
47.
... those harmed,
helpfulness to others, and the ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
Though he could not accept
all the tenets of the Oxford Groups, he was convinced of the need for moral inventory, confession of personality defects, restitution to those harmed, helpfulness to
others, and the necessity of belief in and
dependence upon God.
48.
Those having
religious affiliations will find here ...
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
Those having religious affiliations will find here nothing disturbing to
their beliefs or ceremonies.
49.
... those having
religious training, such a list ...
12&12 p.48,
Step Four
To those having religious
training, such a list would set forth serious violations of moral principles.
50.
... those he
feared what his trouble had ...
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
One morning he took the bull by the horns and set out to tell those he feared what his trouble had been.
51.
... those he
still envies or hates.
12&12 p.39,
Step Three
52.
... those I
would help of Thy Power, ...
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.
53.
... those in
bad health, and those who ...
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
54.
... those in
whom the problem had been ...
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.
55.
... those insanely
trivial excuses to drink.
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.
56.
... those intimate
and harrowing aspects of his ...
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
Enthusiastic over the
spectacular recovery of a brother alcoholic, we'd sometimes discuss those intimate and harrowing aspects of his
case meant for his sponsor's ear alone.
57.
... those last
days of heavy drinking.
BB p.151,
A Vision For You
58.
... those now
in its fold, Alcoholics Anonymous ...
BB p.561(563),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
To those now in its fold, Alcoholics Anonymous
has made the difference
between misery and sobriety, and often the difference between life and death.
59.
... those occasions
when alone, or in the ...
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
Then there are those occasions when alone, or in
the company of our sponsor or spiritual adviser, we make a careful review of our progress since the last time.
60.
... those odd
ones, what would decent people ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
61.
... those of
anyone else in A.A.
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
They comfort the melancholy one by first showing him that his case is not strange or different, that his character defects are probably not more numerous or worse than those of anyone else in A.A.
62.
... those of
many different nationalities.
BB xxii,
Foreword to Third Edition
The basic principles of
the A.A. program, it appears, hold good for individuals with
many different lifestyles, just as the program has brought recovery to those of many different nationalities.
63.
... those of
politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian ...
12&12 p.192,
Tradition Ten (Long)
Ten -- No A.A. group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial issues
-- particularly those
of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion.
64.
... those of
politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian ...
BB p.565(567),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
10. No A.A.
group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial
issues -- particularly those of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion.
65.
Those of
us belonging to a religious ...
BB p.74,
Into Action
Those of us belonging to
a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of course, will want to go to the properly appointed authority whose duty it is to receive it.
66.
... those of
us who feel unable to ...
12&12 p.110,
Step Twelve
There are many opportunities even for
those of us who feel unable to speak at meetings or who are so situated that we cannot do much face-to-face Twelfth Step work.
67.
Those of
us who have come to ...
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
Those of us who have come to
make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine.
68.
... those of
us who have hitherto known ...
12&12 p.74,
Step Seven
To those of us who have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxiety
-- in other words, to all of
us -- this newfound peace
is a priceless gift.
69.
Those of
us who have spent much ...
BB p.130,
The Family Afterward
Those of us who have spent much time in the world of spiritual make-believe have eventually seen the childishness of it.
70.
... those of
us who have tried to ...
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
But those of us who have tried to shoulder the entire burden and trouble of others find we are soon overcome by them.
71.
Those of
us who live in large ...
BB p.19,
There Is A Solution
Those of us who live in large cities are overcome by the reflection that close by
hundreds are dropping
into oblivion every day.
72.
Those of
us who once felt this ...
12&12 p.96,
Step Eleven
73.
Those of
us who travel drop in ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
74.
... those of
us who were like that, ...
12&12 p.117,
Step Twelve
75.
... those one-time
agnostics who still cling to ...
12&12 p.96,
Step Eleven
To certain newcomers
and to those one-time agnostics who still cling to the A.A. group as their higher power, claims for the power of prayer may, despite all the
logic and experience in
proof of it, still be unconvincing or quite objectionable.
76.
... those other
alcoholics?
BB p.154,
A Vision For You
But what about his responsibilities --
his family and the men who
would die because they would
not know how to get well, ah -- yes, those other alcoholics?
77.
... those parts
which seemed convenient and not ...
BB p.11,
Bill's Story
For myself, I had adopted
those parts which seemed convenient and not
too difficult; the rest I
disregarded.
78.
... those people
who financially support them.
12&12 p.190,
Tradition Six (Long)
79.
... those people
who financially support them.
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
80.
... those personal
flaws which are acutely troublesome ...
12&12 p.50,
Step Four
Since Step Four is but the beginning of a lifetime
practice, it can be suggested that he first
have a look at those personal flaws which are acutely troublesome and
fairly obvious.
81.
... those persons
who really feels there is ...
BB p.135,
The Family Afterward
His wife is one of those persons who really feels there is something rather sinful about these commodities, so she nagged, and her intolerance finally threw him into a fit of anger.
82.
... those principles
into action at home.
BB p.98,
Working With Others
When your prospect has made such reparation as he can to his family, and has thoroughly explained
to them the new principles by which he is living, he should proceed to
put those principles into action at
home.
83.
... those right
things of which we and ...
12&12 p.102,
Step Eleven
Having opened our channel
as best we can, we try to ask for those right things of which we and
others are in the greatest need.
84.
... those risks
than to stand before his ...
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.
85.
... those rules
had been in effect everywhere, ...
12&12 p.140,
Tradition Three
If all those rules had been
in effect everywhere,
nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all, so great was the sum of our anxiety and fear.
86.
... those scores
have since multiplied themselves into ...
12&12 p.142,
Tradition Three
87.
... those scrapes.
BB p.3,
Bill's Story
There had been no real infidelity, for loyalty
to my wife, helped at times by extreme drunkenness, kept me out of those scrapes.
88.
... those serious
character flaws that made problem ...
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.
89.
... those services
for which we might otherwise ...
12&12 p.191,
Tradition Eight (Long)
But we may employ alcoholics where they are going to perform those services for which we
might otherwise have to engage nonalcoholics.
90.
... those services
for which we might otherwise ...
BB p.564(566),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
But we may employ alcoholics where they are going to perform those services for which we
might otherwise have to engage nonalcoholics.
91.
... those strange
mental blank spots.
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
92.
... those suggested
by A.A.
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
Already a willingness has been achieved to cast out one's own
will and one's own ideas about the alcohol problem in favor of those suggested by A.A.
93.
... those there;
if a business occasion, go ...
BB p.102,
Working With Others
If it is a happy occasion, try to increase the pleasure of
those there; if a business
occasion, go and attend to your business enthusiastically.
94.
... those they
serve."
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
"A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible
to those they serve."
95.
... those they
serve.
BB p.562(564),
Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition
Nine -- A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we
may create service boards or committees directly responsible
to those they serve.
96.
... those they
serve.
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
Written by co-founder Bill W. in 1962, the Twelve Concepts for World Service provide a group of related principles to help ensure that various elements of A.A.'s service structure remain responsive and responsible to those they
serve.
97.
... those things
for us which we could ...
BB p.25,
There Is A Solution
98.
... those things
which were superficially wrong with ...
12&12 p.80,
Step Eight
We can go far beyond those things which were superficially wrong
with us, to see those flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were
responsible for the whole pattern of our lives.
99.
... those to
whom we can make only ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
There will be those to whom we
can make only partial restitution, lest complete disclosures
do them or others more harm than good.
100.
... those, too,
who suffer from grave emotional ...
BB p.58,
How It Works
There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them
do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.
101.
... those tormenting
ghosts of yesterday gets more ...
12&12 p.55,
Step Five
If we have swept the searchlight of Step Four back and forth over our careers, and it has revealed in stark relief those experiences we'd rather
not remember, if we have come to know how wrong thinking and action have hurt us and others, then the need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever.
102.
... those two
years were up, I opened ...
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
103.
... those unhappy
lives which were the direct ...
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
What about all those unhappy lives which were the
direct result of unfortunate birth and uncontrollable circumstances?
104.
... those we
criticize; we are trying to ...
12&12 p.67,
Step Six
105.
... those we
dislike we can begin to ...
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
With those we dislike we
can begin to practice justice and courtesy, perhaps going out of our way to understand and help them.
106.
... those we
had harmed, or freely given ...
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves, made amends to those we had harmed, or freely given to any other human being without any demand for reward.
107.
... those we
had hurt.
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
We got a pretty severe shock when we realized that we were preparing to make a face-to-face admission of our wretched conduct to those we had hurt.
108.
... those we
have harmed, but amends at ...
12&12 p.86,
Step Nine
We needn't wallow in excessive remorse before those we have harmed, but amends at this level should always be forthright and generous.
109.
... those we
love.
12&12 p.93,
Step Ten
110.
... those we
love because they need to ...
12&12 p.94,
Step Ten
We sometimes hurt those we love because they need to be "taught a lesson," when we really want to punish.
111.
... those we
should approach into several classes.
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
After we have made the list of people we have harmed, have reflected carefully upon each instance, and have tried to possess ourselves of the right attitude in which to proceed, we will see that the making of direct amends divides those we should approach into several classes.
112.
... those where
people or new events throw ...
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
The quick inventory is
aimed at our daily ups and downs, especially those where people or new events throw us off balance and tempt us to make mistakes.
113.
... those who
are afflicted.
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
114.
... those who
are downright defiant because God ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
There will be those who have
drifted into indifference, those filled with self-sufficiency who have cut themselves off, those who
have become prejudiced
against religion, and
those who are downright
defiant because God has failed to fulfill their demands.
115.
... those who
are getting results from this ...
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
We shall be interested
to hear from those who are getting results from this
book, particularly
from those who have commenced work with other alcoholics.
116.
... those who
are, or who may be ...
BB p.18,
There Is A Solution
117.
... those who
are still sick, there is ...
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
For us, if we neglect those
who are still sick, there is
unremitting danger to
our own lives and sanity.
118.
... those who
are to be gravely affected?
12&12 p.86,
Step Nine
119.
... those who
are unable to drink moderately ...
BB p.34,
More About Alcoholism
120.
... those who
are willing and able to ...
BB p.162,
A Vision For You
Understanding our work, he can do this with an eye
to selecting those who
are willing and able to recover on a spiritual basis.
121.
... those who
believe that alcoholism is entirely ...
BB xxix(xxvii),
The Doctor's Opinion
122.
... those who
cannot afford private treatment, and ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Dr. John F. Stouffer, Chief Psychiatrist, Philadelphia General
Hospital, citing his experience with A.A., said: "The alcoholics we get here at Philadelphia General
are mostly those who cannot
afford private treatment, and A.A. is by far the greatest thing we have been able to offer them.
123.
... those who
cannot or will not stop.
BB p.148,
To Employers
124.
... those who
claimed Him.
BB p.11,
Bill's Story
To Christ I conceded the
certainty of a great man, not too closely followed by those who claimed Him.
125.
... those who
could get well, and make ...
12&12 p.155,
Tradition Six
We'd gather up derelicts from skid rows, sort out those who could get well, and make it possible for the rest to earn their livelihood in a kind of quarantined confinement.
126.
... those who
did join us were like ...
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
Hardly an alcoholic we
approached paid any attention; most of those who did join us were like flickering candles in a windstorm.
127.
Those who
did would sometimes assure us ...
12&12 p.79,
Step Eight
Those who did would sometimes assure us that,
after all, a lively bender was only a good man's fault.
128.
... those who
didn't think much of us ...
12&12 p.78,
Step Eight
We've repeatedly strained the patience of
our best friends to a snapping point, and have brought out the very worst in those who didn't think much of us to begin with.
129.
Those who
do not recover are people ...
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.
130.
... those who
do not understand -- once a ...
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.
131.
... those who
don't know there's a way ...
12&12 p.151,
Tradition Five
Under these compulsions of self-preservation, duty, and
love, it is not strange
that our Society has concluded that it has but one
high mission -- to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out.
132.
Those who
drink moderately may be more ...
BB p.139,
To Employers
133.
... those who
earnestly seek.
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
To us, the Realm of Spirit
is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek.
134.
... those who
feel they need no inventory ...
12&12 p.46,
Step Four
135.
... those who
had been drinking twenty years.
BB p.33,
More About Alcoholism
Several of our crowd, men of thirty or less, had been drinking only
a few years, but they found themselves as helpless as those who had
been drinking twenty years.
136.
... those who
had faith already often become ...
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
137.
... those who
had insisted the Wrights would ...
BB p.53,
We Agnostics
When others showed us that
"God-sufficiency" worked with them, we began to
feel like those who had insisted the Wrights would never fly.
138.
... those who
have as yet found no ...
BB xxi,
Foreword to Second Edition
Yet it is our great hope that all those who have as
yet found no answer may begin to find one in the pages of this book and will presently join us on the high road to a new freedom.
139.
... those who
have become prejudiced against religion, ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
There will be those who have
drifted into indifference, those filled with self-sufficiency who have cut themselves off, those who
have become prejudiced
against religion, and
those who are downright
defiant because God has failed to fulfill their demands.
140.
... those who
have been seriously affected, even ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to
convince those about us
that we are indeed changing for the better, it
is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who
have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little or
not at all aware of what we have done to them.
141.
... those who
have commenced work with other ...
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
We shall be interested
to hear from those who are getting results from this
book, particularly
from those who have commenced work with other alcoholics.
142.
... those who
have drifted into indifference, those ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
There will be those who have
drifted into indifference, those filled with self-sufficiency who have cut themselves off, those who
have become prejudiced
against religion, and
those who are downright
defiant because God has failed to fulfill their demands.
143.
... those who
have lost or rejected faith ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
Sometimes A.A. comes harder to those who have lost or rejected faith than to those who never had any faith at all, for they think they have tried faith and found it wanting.
144.
... those who
have made progress in A.A., ...
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
To those who have made progress in A.A., it amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a
sincere attempt to become what we could be.
145.
... those who
have not, and when the ...
BB p.124,
The Family Afterward
We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have
not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.
146.
... those who
have persisted have found strength ...
12&12 p.104,
Step Eleven
147.
... those who
keep on, a good number ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
148.
... those who
keep on trying to practice ...
12&12 p.112,
Step Twelve
We know this because we see monotony, pain, and even calamity turned to good use by those who keep on trying to practice A.A.'s Twelve Steps.
149.
... those who
labor in service for us ...
12&12 p.171,
Tradition Eight
Our Twelfth Step is never to be paid for, but those who labor in service for us are worthy of
their hire.
150.
Those who
look closely soon have the ...
12&12 p.130,
Tradition One
151.
... those who
may be only a little ...
12&12 p.85,
Step Nine
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to
convince those about us
that we are indeed changing for the better, it
is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who
have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little or
not at all aware of what we have done to them.
152.
... those who
might find out about his ...
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
153.
... those who
must find a way out.
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
They will approach still other sick ones and fellowships of Alcoholics Anonymous
may spring up in each city and hamlet, havens for those who must find a way out.
154.
... those who
need our help would be ...
12&12 p.175,
Tradition Nine
155.
... those who
never had any faith at ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
Sometimes A.A. comes harder to those who have lost or rejected faith than to those who never had any faith at all, for they think they have tried faith and found it wanting.
156.
... those who
never tried it enough."
12&12 p.97,
Step Eleven
It has been well said that "almost the only scoffers at
prayer are those who never tried it enough."
157.
... those who
occasionally land back in here ...
BB p.570(572),
Appendix III, The Medical View on A.A.
Even among those who occasionally land back in here again, we observe a profound change in personality.
158.
... those who
once had faith, but have ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
159.
... those who
ought to be dealt with ...
12&12 p.83,
Step Nine
There will be those who ought to be dealt with just as soon as we become reasonably confident that we can maintain our sobriety.
160.
... those who
recoil from prayer because they ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
All this should be very encouraging news for those who recoil from prayer because they don't believe in it, or because
they feel themselves cut off from God's help and direction.
161.
... those who
seek Him.
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
162.
... those who
seldom play, do not laugh ...
BB p.132,
The Family Afterward
163.
... those who,
so assailed, had ever won ...
12&12 p.22,
Step One
164.
... those who
stayed on with A.A. showed ...
BB xx,
Foreword to Second Edition
Of alcoholics who came
to A.A. and really tried, 50% got sober at once and remained that way; 25% sobered up after some relapses, and among the remainder, those who stayed on with A.A. showed improvement.
165.
... those who
suffer from alcoholism.
BB p.17,
There Is A Solution
166.
... those who
think spirituality the way of ...
BB p.68,
How It Works
167.
... those who
visited him at the hospital, ...
BB p.160,
A Vision For You
Impressed by those who visited him at the hospital, he capitulated entirely
when, later, in an upper room of this house, he heard the story of some man whose experience closely tallied with his own.
168.
... those who
were only beginning and still ...
12&12 p.109,
Step Twelve
Looking at those who were
only beginning and still
doubted themselves,
the rest of us were able to see the change setting in.
169.
... those who
would advise us, but all ...
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
170.
... those within
myself.
BB p.13,
Bill's Story
But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted
out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself.
171.
... those wonders
still unseen.
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
Let us look now upon the sea and ponder what its mystery is; and let us lift our eyes to the far horizon, beyond which we shall seek all those wonders still unseen.
172.
... those words
have proved to be far ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
Like so much of A.A.'s basic text, those words have proved to be far more visionary than the founding members could ever have imagined.
173.
... those years,
I'll never know, but she ...
BB p.178,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
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