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They are naturally incapable of grasping and
developing a manner of
living which demands rigorous honesty.
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In fact, he may say almost anything if he has accepted our solution
which, as you know, demands
rigorous honesty.
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5.
More realism and therefore more honesty about ourselves are the
great gains we make under the influence of Step Five.
6.
Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice and accept direction could we set foot on the road to straight thinking, solid honesty, and genuine humility.
7.
Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain the
new order of things, were the essential
requirements.
8.
With a proper display of
honesty and morality, we'd
stand a better chance of getting what we really wanted.
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10.
Lose sense of isolation, receive forgiveness and give it; learn humility; gain honesty and realism about ourselves.
11.
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.
12.
We knew we would have to quit
the deadly business of living alone with our conflicts, and in honesty confide these to God and another human being.
13.
He paid a fine tribute to the Fellowship;
he told how his family had
been reunited; he extolled the virtue of honesty; he recalled the joys of Twelfth Step work; and then he lowered the boom.
14.
But they had not learned enough of humility, fearlessness and honesty,
in the sense we find it necessary, until they told someone else all their life story.
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He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to
try repeatedly Step Six on all his faults -- without any reservations whatever -- has indeed come a long way spiritually, and is therefore entitled to be
called a man who is sincerely trying to grow in the image and likeness of his own Creator.
18.
We never thought of making honesty, tolerance, and true love of man and God the daily basis of living.
19.
He finds himself in possession of a degree of
honesty, tolerance, unselfishness, peace of
mind, and love of which he had
thought himself quite incapable.
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When drinking, or getting
over a bout, an alcoholic, sometimes the
model of honesty when normal, will do incredible things.
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