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DESIRES occurs
19 times
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1.
... desires.
12&12
Step Seven, pp.70-71
2.
... desires?
12&12
Step Seven, p.73
3.
... desires and
ambitions within him must be ...
12&12
Tradition One, p.130
He
learns that the
clamor of
desires and
ambitions within him
must be
silenced whenever these
could
damage the
group.
4.
... desires are
the obstacles that block our ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.76
5.
... desires as
the means by which we ...
12&12
Step Seven, p.71
Instead of
regarding the
satisfaction of our
material desires as the
means by which we could
live and
function as
human beings, we had
taken these
satisfactions to be the
final end and
aim of
life.
6.
... desires cause
him great trouble, practically all ...
12&12
Step Four, p.42
7.
... desires for
emotional security and wealth, for ...
12&12
Step Twelve, p.114
8.
... desires for
personal distinction as A.A. members ...
12&12
Tradition Twelve, p.187
9.
... desires for
sex, for material and emotional ...
12&12
Step Four, p.42
10.
... desires for
the common good, we realize ...
12&12
Tradition Twelve, p.184
11.
... desires --
for the sex relation, for material ...
12&12
Step Four, p.42
12.
... desires have
warped us.
12&12
Step Four, p.43
We
want to
find exactly how, when, and where our
natural desires have
warped us.
13.
... desires is
the main object of life.
12&12
Step Seven, p.71
14.
... desires, it
isn't strange that we often ...
12&12
Step Six, p.65
Since most of us are
born with an
abundance of
natural desires, it isn't
strange that we
often let these
far exceed their
intended purpose.
15.
... desires .
. . they all deflate our egos.
12&12
Step Five, p.55
All of
A.A.'s
Twelve Steps ask us to
go contrary to our
natural desires . . . they all
deflate our
egos.
16.
... desires, they
revolt, and resist us heavily.
12&12
Step Four, p.53
17.
... desires to
stop.
BB
More About Alcoholism, p.34
We are
assuming, of
course, that the
reader desires to
stop.
18.
... desires, was
obliged to conform to group ...
12&12
Tradition Two, pp.135-136
19.
... desires will
always be found which oppose ...
12&12
Step Six, p.66
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