From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... wished.
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
2.
... wished above
all things to regain self-control.
BB p.26,
There Is A Solution
3.
... wished he'd
paid some attention to A.A. ...
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
4.
... wished, the
show would be great.
BB p.61,
How It Works
If his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished,
the show would be great.
5.
... wished to
do great good, perform great ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
6.
... wished to
give me a message.
BB p.136,
To Employers
My secretary returned
to say that is was not Mr. B___
on the phone; it was Mr. B___'s
brother, and he wished to
give me a message.
7.
... wished to
graduate.
BB p.174,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
I was, of course, soon on
the carpet and the upshot
was that I had to go back for two more quarters and remain absolutely dry, if I wished to graduate.
8.
... wished to
grow we had to begin ...
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
9.
... wished to
publicize its principles and its ...
12&12 p.182,
Tradition Eleven
Here was something rare in the world -- a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its individual members.
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