From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
YOURSELF occurs
31 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
Click

to display the full page from the Big Book
1.
... yourself."
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
So you're an
A.A. member the
minute you
declare yourself."
2.
... yourself?'
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
"
Still dubious, he
demanded, 'Do you
really mean the only
reason you are
here is to
try and
help me and to
help yourself?'
3.
... yourself.
BB p.31,
More About Alcoholism
4.
... yourself.
BB p.71,
How It Works
That
being so you have
swallowed and
digested
some
big chunks of
truth about
yourself.
5.
... yourself.
BB p.119,
To Wives
It
will do
little good if you
point that
out and
urge more attention for
yourself.
6.
... yourself.
BB p.120,
To Wives
If he
gets drunk, don't
blame yourself.
7.
... yourself.
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
You
forget that you have
just now tapped a
source of
power much greater than
yourself.
8.
... yourself about
it.
BB p.32,
More About Alcoholism
It
will not
take long for you to
decide, if you
are
honest with
yourself
about it.
9.
... yourself and
they will be reflected back ...
BB p.118,
To Wives
Show him these
things in
yourself and they
will be
reflected back to you from
him.
10.
... yourself and
you think everyone is talking ...
BB p.114,
To Wives
You
draw more and
more into
yourself and you
think everyone is
talking about
conditions
at your
home.
11.
... yourself and
your problems and how you ...
12&12 p.153,
Tradition Five
But from what you've
told me about
yourself and your
problems and
how you
propose to
lick
them, I
think I
know what's
wrong.'
12.
... yourself as
an alcoholic.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
When he
sees you
know all
about the
drinking game,
commence to
describe
yourself as an
alcoholic.
13.
... yourself, he
is just beginning his development.
BB p.118,
To Wives
The
chances are he
will not
for,
like yourself, he is
just beginning his
development.
14.
... yourself: "I'm
jittery and alone.
BB p.163,
A Vision For You
You are
saying to
yourself:
"I'm
jittery and
alone.
15.
... yourself in
his place.
BB p.111,
To Wives
Attempt instead, to
put yourself in his
place.
16.
... yourself in
his place, to see how ...
BB p.90,
Working With Others
You
need this
information to
put yourself in his
place, to
see how you would
like him to
approach you if the
tables
were
turned.
17.
... yourself in;
nobody can keep you out.
12&12 p.139,
Tradition Three
You can
declare yourself
in;
nobody can
keep you
out.
18.
... yourself of
those who cannot or will ...
BB p.148,
To Employers
At the
same time you
will feel no
reluctance to
rid yourself of
those who cannot or
will not
stop.
19.
... yourself on
each occasion, "Have I any ...
BB p.101,
Working With Others
20.
... yourself that
others may survive and rediscover ...
BB p.153,
A Vision For You
Then you
will know what it
means to
give of
yourself that
others may
survive and
rediscover
life.
21.
... yourself that
your man wants to recover ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
After satisfying yourself that your
man wants to
recover and that he
will go to
any extreme to do so, you may
suggest a
definite course of
action.
22.
... yourself, then,
if you wish, you can ...
BB p.55,
We Agnostics
23.
... yourself to
God as you understand God.
BB p.164,
A Vision For You
Abandon yourself to
God as you
understand God.
24.
... yourself too
damn seriously."
12&12 p.149,
Tradition Four
25.
... yourself upon
him.
BB p.90,
Working With Others
If he does not
want to
see you,
never force yourself upon him.
26.
... yourself what
they mean to you.
BB p.47,
We Agnostics
Do not
let any prejudice you may have
against spiritual terms deter you from
honestly asking yourself what they
mean to you.
27.
... yourself when
he doesn't go too far.
BB p.110,
To Wives
Perhaps you
enjoy drinking with him
yourself
when he doesn't
go too
far.
28.
... yourself which
will solve your problem.
BB p.45,
We Agnostics
29.
... yourself why
it is that all of ...
BB p.20,
There Is A Solution
You may
already have
asked
yourself why it is that all of
us
became so
very ill from
drinking.
30.
... yourself with
such deep questions as whether ...
12&12 p.26,
Step Two
31.
... yourself, you
can give him much practical ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
Having had the
experience yourself, you can
give him
much practical advice.
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.
Top
Copyright © 2005-2012, Recovery Press LLC; All Rights Reserved.