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... times.
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
2.
... times.
BB p.87,
Into Action
Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that
we are going to be inspired at all times.
3.
... times.
BB p.99,
Working With Others
4.
... times.
BB p.116,
To Wives
5.
... times.
BB p.173,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
During these years, I drank as much as my purse permitted, still without paying too great a penalty, although I was beginning to have morning
"jitters" at times.
6.
... times.
BB p.180,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
7.
... times a
day, listened to twenty wailing ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
Then we saw that if a hardworking secretary
answered the phone dozens of times a day, listened to twenty wailing wives, arranged hospitalization and got
sponsorship for ten newcomers, and was gently
diplomatic with the irate drunk who complained about the job she
was doing and how she was overpaid, then such a person could surely not be called a professional
A.A.
8.
... times a
great revulsion has risen up ...
BB p.57,
We Agnostics
Save for a few brief moments of temptation the thought
of drink has never returned; and at such times a great revulsion has risen up in him.
9.
... times, and
is becoming aware that he ...
BB p.109,
To Wives
10.
... times and
places have practiced unsparing self-survey ...
12&12 p.88,
Step Ten
More experienced people, of course, in all
times and places have practiced unsparing self-survey and criticism.
11.
... times, but
utter failure is always the ...
12&12 p.173,
Tradition Nine
12.
... times by
attacks of self-pity or delusions ...
12&12 p.58,
Step Five
All of us saw, for example,
that we lacked honesty
and tolerance, that we were beset at times by attacks of self-pity or delusions of personal grandeur.
13.
... times by
extreme drunkenness, kept me out ...
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.
14.
... times deliberately
set aside for that purpose.
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
The consideration of long-standing difficulties had better
be postponed, when possible, to times deliberately set aside for that purpose.
15.
... times during
the months I was sober.
BB p.36,
More About Alcoholism
16.
... times each
day "Thy will be done."
BB p.88,
Into Action
We constantly remind
ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done."
17.
... times, especially
if he is married to ...
BB p.81,
Into Action
A man so involved often feels very remorseful at times, especially if he is married to a loyal and courageous girl who has literally gone through hell for him.
18.
... times has
no effective mental defense against ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
19.
... times have
we heard well-intentioned people claim ...
12&12 p.60,
Step Five
How many times have we heard well-intentioned people claim the guidance of God when it was all too plain
that they were sorely mistaken.
20.
... times, I
got drunk on the way ...
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
21.
... times I
have gone to my old ...
BB p.15,
Bill's Story
22.
... times illuminating.
BB p.139,
To Employers
23.
... times, in
as many cities and hamlets, ...
12&12 p.131,
Tradition One
Countless times, in as many cities and hamlets, we reenacted the
story of Eddie Rickenbacker and his courageous company when
their plane crashed in the
Pacific.
24.
... times in
one of the local sanitariums.
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
By this time I was beginning to pay very dearly physically and, in hope of
relief, voluntarily
incarcerated myself
at least a dozen times in one of the local sanitariums.
25.
... times in
rapid succession.
BB p.35,
More About Alcoholism
26.
... times in
succession.
BB p.38,
More About Alcoholism
27.
... times in
the last six months.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
28.
... times in
this book which, upon careful ...
BB p.567(569),
Appendix II, Spiritual Experience
The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening"
are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about
recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms.
29.
... times isolates
the wife of an alcoholic.
BB p.119,
To Wives
It is probably true that
you and your husband have been living too much alone, for drinking many times isolates the wife of an alcoholic.
30.
... times material
progress was painfully slow.
BB p.51,
We Agnostics
31.
... times of
emotional disturbance or indecision, we ...
12&12 p.41,
Step Three
In all times of emotional
disturbance or indecision, we can pause,
ask for quiet, and in the stillness simply say: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and
wisdom to know the difference. Thy will, not mine, be done."
32.
... times of
fatigue.
BB p.134,
The Family Afterward
He thought all alcoholics should constantly have chocolate available for
its quick energy value at times of fatigue.
33.
... times of
registering at a hotel under ...
BB p.176,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I would sometimes hide out in one of the clubs of which I was a member,
and had the habit at times of
registering at a hotel
under a fictitious name.
34.
... times people
have said to us: "I ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
35.
... times protect
the victim from this kind ...
BB p.146,
To Employers
36.
... times subtly,
they drive us, dominate us, ...
12&12 p.42,
Step Four
Powerfully, blindly,
many times subtly, they drive us, dominate us, and insist upon ruling our lives.
37.
... times that
he had but one more ...
BB p.136,
To Employers
38.
... times that
we were regaining control, but ...
BB p.30,
More About Alcoholism
All of us felt at times that
we were regaining control, but such intervals -- usually brief -- were inevitably
followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.
39.
... times the
A.A. landscape seems to be ...
12&12 p.135,
Tradition Two
40.
... times they
used to have before he ...
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
They expect him to give them
the nice times they used to have before he drank so much, and to show his contrition for
what they suffered.
41.
... times, they
were actually shunned by fellow ...
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
42.
... times, to
bring into our consciousness with ...
BB p.24,
There Is A Solution
We are unable, at certain
times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering
and humiliation of even
a week or a month ago.
43.
... times to
come from without.
12&12 p.52,
Step Four
These stem from causes which
sometimes seem to be within us, and at other times to come from without.
44.
... times very
slowly, savoring every word and ...
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.
45.
... times, we
have seen millions die in ...
12&12 p.176,
Tradition Ten
In our own times, we have seen millions die in political and economic wars often spurred by religious and racial difference.
46.
... times we
talk to a new man ...
BB p.45,
We Agnostics
Many times we talk to a new man and watch his hope rise as we discuss his alcoholic problems and explain our
fellowship.
47.
... times, we
were all broke.
12&12 p.160,
Tradition Seven
48.
... times were
good.
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
49.
... times were
hard or times were good.
12&12 p.47,
Step Four
50.
... times when
we can pray only with ...
12&12 p.105,
Step Eleven
All of us, without exception, pass through times when we can pray only with the greatest
exertion of will.
51.
... times which
will befall you and the ...
BB p.116,
To Wives
You may be afraid your husband will lose his position; you are thinking of the disgrace
and hard times which will befall you and the children.
52.
... times wish
he could devote himself to ...
12&12 p.150,
Tradition Five
Every doctor concerned would at times wish he could devote himself to his chosen field rather than work only with the group.
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