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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
WISHES occurs
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1.
... wishes.
12&12 p.129,
Tradition One
2.
... wishes for
us here on earth.
12&12 p.65,
Step Six
When they
drive us
blindly, or we
willfully
demand that they
supply us
with more
satisfactions or
pleasures than are
possible or
due us, that is
the
point at which we
depart from the
degree of
perfection that
God wishes for us here on
earth.
3.
... wishes" instead
of "Thy will be done."
12&12 p.32,
Step Two
We had always said, "
Grant me my
wishes" instead of "
Thy will be
done."
4.
... wishes of
A.A. as a whole.
12&12 p.164,
Tradition Seven
5.
... wishes respected.
BB p.122,
The Family Afterward
Each is
interested in having his or her
wishes respected.
6.
... wishes to
be reasonably safe and secure ...
12&12 p.64,
Step Six
And he
wishes to be
reasonably safe and
secure as he
tries to
attain these things.
7.
... wishes to
be rid of his most ...
12&12 p.66,
Step Six
8.
... wishes to
be rigorously honest and tolerant?
12&12 p.24,
Step One
Who
wishes to be
rigorously honest and
tolerant?
9.
... wishes to
discuss it.
BB p.92,
Working With Others
Don't, at this
stage,
refer
to this book,
unless he has seen it and
wishes to
discuss it.
10.
... wishes to
make a decision and tell ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
Let him
know you are
available if he
wishes to
make a
decision and tell his
story, but do not
insist upon
it if he
prefers to
consult someone else.
11.
... wishes to
say, he will probably be ...
BB p.145,
To Employers
If he
feels free to
discuss his
problems with
you, if he
knows you
understand and will not be
upset by anything he
wishes to
say, he will
probably be off to a
fast start.
12.
... wishes to
talk, let him do so.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
If he
wishes to
talk, let him
do so.
13.
... wishes to
try, exactly how can he ...
12&12 p.35,
Step Three
No
matter how much one
wishes to
try,
exactly how can he
turn his
own will and his
own life over to the
care of whatever
God he
thinks there is?
14.
... wishes to
win an election, so it ...
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
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