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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
GETTING occurs
27 times
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1.
... getting.
BB p.126,
The Family Afterward
Having been
neglected and
misused in the
past, they
think father owes them more than they are
getting.
2.
... getting a job, or give him a ...
BB p.96,
Working With Others
If he is, you might
try to
help
him about
getting a
job, or
give him a
little financial assistance.
3.
... getting a misshapen and painful pleasure out ...
12&12 p.45,
Step Four
We
wallow in this
messy bog, often
getting a
misshapen and
painful pleasure out of it.
4.
... getting a particular person sobered up, and ...
12&12 p.111,
Step Twelve
For
example, we may
set our
hearts on
getting a
particular person sobered up, and after doing all we can for
months, we see him
relapse.
5.
... getting alcoholics to recover, three successful groups ...
12&12 p.16,
Foreword
6.
... getting back into the social life of ...
BB p.102,
Working With Others
Now you are
getting back into the
social life of this
world.
7.
... getting control of his liquor situation, he ...
BB p.155,
A Vision For You
Some
time later, and just as
he
thought he was
getting
control of his
liquor situation, he went on a
roaring bender.
8.
... getting from self-sufficiency.
12&12 p.37,
Step Three
Should his
own image in the
mirror be too
awful to
contemplate (and it usually is), he might
first take a
look at the
results normal people are
getting from
self-
sufficiency.
9.
... getting his head above water.
BB p.79,
Into Action
He had
commenced our way of
life, had
secured a
position, and was
getting his
head above
water.
10.
... getting in touch with A.A.
BB xi,
Preface
11.
... getting it -- at least to our way ...
12&12 p.57,
Step Five
Either we were
shy, and
dared
not
draw near others, or we
were
apt to be
noisy good fellows craving attention and
companionship, but
never getting it -- at
least to our way of
thinking.
12.
... getting married to all kinds of enterprises, ...
12&12 p.156,
Tradition Six
In
consternation, we saw ourselves
getting married to all
kinds of
enterprises,
some
good and some not so
good.
13.
... getting money rather than an opportunity for ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
14.
... getting out of it?'
12&12 p.152,
Tradition Five
"His
next question: 'What
are you
getting out of it?'
15.
... getting over a bout, an alcoholic, sometimes ...
BB p.140,
To Employers
When
drinking, or
getting
over a
bout, an
alcoholic, sometimes the
model of
honesty when
normal, will do
incredible things.
16.
... getting over a spree, a certain amount ...
BB p.142,
To Employers
For most
alcoholics who are
drinking, or who are just
getting over a
spree, a
certain amount of
physical treatment is
desirable, even
imperative.
17.
... getting over alcoholism must remember he did ...
BB p.127,
The Family Afterward
We
know there are
difficult wives and
families, but the
man who is
getting over
alcoholism
must remember he did much
to make them so.
18.
... getting results from this book, particularly from ...
BB xiv,
Foreword to First Edition
We shall be
interested to
hear from those who are
getting
results from this book,
particularly from those who have
commenced work with other
alcoholics.
19.
... getting rid of self without His aid.
BB p.62,
How It Works
And there often
seems no way of
entirely getting rid of
self without His
aid.
20.
... getting serious.
BB p.118,
To Wives
Next time you and he have a
heated discussion, no
matter what the
subject, it
should be the
privilege of either to
smile and say, "This is
getting
serious.
21.
... getting tangled up.
12&12 p.89,
Step Ten
There's the
spot-
check inventory,
taken at any
time of the
day,
whenever we find ourselves
getting tangled up.
22.
... getting them straightened out.(*)
BB p.150,
To Employers
I have
enjoyed every
moment spent in
getting them
straightened
out.(*)
23.
... getting things done?
BB p.140,
To Employers
When
sober, does he not
work
hard and have a
knack of
getting things done?
24.
... getting tight at exactly the wrong moment, ...
BB p.21,
There Is A Solution
25.
... getting well and making money.
12&12 p.136,
Tradition Two
All around you these
drunks are
getting well and
making money.
26.
... getting what we really wanted.
12&12 p.72,
Step Seven
With a
proper display of
honesty and
morality,
we'd
stand a
better chance of
getting what we
really
wanted.
27.
... getting, will become the guiding principle.
BB p.128,
The Family Afterward
Giving, rather than
getting,
will
become the
guiding
principle.
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