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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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1.
... wished.   12&12 p.185, Tradition Twelve
Clearly, every A.A. member's name -- and story, too -- had to be confidential, if he wished.


2.
... wished above all things to regain self-control.   BB p.26, There Is A Solution   Go to page 26 in the Big Book
He wished above all things to regain self-control.

3.
... wished he'd paid some attention to A.A. ...   12&12 p.149, Tradition Four
He said he wished he'd paid some attention to A.A. experience.


4.
... wished, the show would be great.   BB p.61, How It Works   Go to page 60 in the Big Book
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
Nearly every one of us had wished to do great good, perform great deeds, and embody great ideals.


6.
... wished to give me a message.   BB p.136, To Employers   Go to page 136 in the Big Book
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   Go to page 174 in the Big Book
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   Go to page 47 in the Big Book
That was growth, but if we wished to grow we had to begin somewhere.

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.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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