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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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1.
  ... soon.  BB Working With Others, p.100
We have seen others slip when the family came back too soon.


2.
  Soon A.A. was beset by these very ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xix
Soon A.A. was beset by these very problems on every side and in every group.


3.
  ... soon achieve this ideal; that any public ...  BB Appendix I, The A.A. Tradition, p.564
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is unwise.


4.
  ... soon achieve this ideal; that any public ...  12&12 Tradition Seven (Long), p.190
We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is unwise.


5.
  ... soon after they whole-heartedly met a few ...  BB We Agnostics, p.50
This happened soon after they whole-heartedly met a few simple requirements.


6.
  ... soon apparent that while alcoholics would spend ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.160
It was soon apparent that while alcoholics would spend lavishly on Twelfth Step cases, they had a terrific aversion to dropping money into a meeting-place hat for group purposes.


7.
  ... soon appeared on the horizon.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.175
At that time I was not aware of the almost unlimited supply the government made it possible for us doctors to obtain, neither had I any knowledge of the bootlegger who soon appeared on the horizon.


8.
  ... soon as a man can say that ...  BB We Agnostics, p.47
As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way.


9.
  ... soon as he begins to be more ...  12&12 Step Four, p.46
As soon as he begins to be more objective, the newcomer can fearlessly, rather than fearfully, look at his own defects.


10.
  ... soon as his sobriety begins to be ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.128
As soon as his sobriety begins to be taken as a matter of course, the family may look at their strange new dad with apprehension, then with irritation.


11.
  ... soon as I regained my ability to ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.41
"As soon as I regained my ability to think, I went carefully over that evening in Washington.


12.
  ... soon as they are exposed.  12&12 Step Five, p.62
The dammed-up emotions of years break out of their confinement, and miraculously vanish as soon as they are exposed.


13.
  ... soon as we admitted the possible existence ...  BB We Agnostics, p.46
As soon as we admitted the possible existence of a Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe underlying the totality of things, we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps.


14.
  ... soon as we are willing and honest ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.28
If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.


15.
  ... soon as we become reasonably confident that ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.83
There will be those who ought to be dealt with just as soon as we become reasonably confident that we can maintain our sobriety.


16.
  ... soon as we begin to feel confident ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.85
As soon as we begin to feel confident in our new way of life and have begun, by our behavior and example, to convince those about us that we are indeed changing for the better, it is usually safe to talk in complete frankness with those who have been seriously affected, even those who may be only a little or not at all aware of what we have done to them.


17.
  ... soon as we can, doing what we ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.105
We should simply resume prayer as soon as we can, doing what we know to be good for us.


18.
  ... soon as we were able to lay ...  BB We Agnostics, p.46
We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.


19.
  ... soon as you can.  12&12 Step Five, p.61
If this is the situation, by all means do so, for you ought to make a beginning as soon as you can.


20.
  ... soon be back, they think.  BB The Family Afterward, p.123
The good old days will soon be back, they think.


21.
  ... soon be gone.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.175
I knew everyone would buy a few bottles, or cases, of liquor as their exchequers permitted, and that it would soon be gone.


22.
  ... soon be mired in politics.  12&12 Tradition Six, p.157
We saw we'd soon be mired in politics.


23.
  ... soon be with us -- we say "Good ...  BB To Wives, p.121
So to you out there who may soon be with us -- we say "Good luck and God bless you!"


24.
  ... soon became as open minded on spiritual ...  BB We Agnostics, p.48
Faced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be on other questions.


25.
  ... soon became one of the leading spirits.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
On account of my enormous capacity for beer, I was elected to membership in one of the drinking societies, and soon became one of the leading spirits.


26.
  ... soon become convinced that he cannot recover ...  BB Working With Others, p.96
If you leave such a person alone, he may soon become convinced that he cannot recover by himself.


27.
  ... soon become eager.  12&12 Step Five, pp.61-62
When your mission is carefully explained, and it is seen by the recipient of your confidence how helpful he can really be, the conversation will start easily and will soon become eager.


28.
  ... soon clean up politics.  12&12 Tradition Six, p.156
Our uncompromising honesty might soon clean up politics.


29.
  ... soon concluded that whatever price in humility ...  12&12 Step Two, p.31
We soon concluded that whatever price in humility we must pay, we would pay."


30.
  ... soon die.  12&12 Tradition Three, p.142
If we turn this man away, he'll soon die.


31.
  ... soon discovered that a couple of drinks ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174
I soon discovered that a couple of drinks would alleviate my gastric distress, at least for a few hours at a time, so it was not at all difficult for me to return to my former excessive indulgence.


32.
  ... soon discovered that while we weren't alone ...  12&12 Step Five, p.57
But we soon discovered that while we weren't alone any more in a social sense, we still suffered many of the old pangs of anxious apartness.


33.
  ... soon discovered to be a healer of ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.75
It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to be a healer of pain.


34.
  ... soon found that we could not wish ...  12&12 Step Five, p.58
And we soon found that we could not wish or will them away by ourselves.


35.
  ... soon found that when all other measures ...  BB Bill's Story, p.15
This sometimes nearly drove me back to drink, but I soon found that when all other measures failed, work with another alcoholic would save the day.


36.
  ... soon get drunk -- for at the time, ...  12&12 Tradition Three, p.143
He browbeat everybody, and everybody expected that he'd soon get drunk -- for at the time, you see, A.A. was on the pious side.


37.
  Soon, groups began to receive requests for ...  12&12 Tradition Twelve, p.186
Soon, groups began to receive requests for A.A. speakers to appear before civic organizations, church groups, and medical societies.


38.
  ... soon have friends galore.  BB A Vision For You, p.163
So our fellow worker will soon have friends galore.


39.
  ... soon have the key to this strange ...  12&12 Tradition One, p.130
Those who look closely soon have the key to this strange paradox.


40.
  ... soon have the solid facts.  12&12 Tradition Two, p.132
Then they commence to watch us with speculative eyes, pick up a fragment of A.A. history, and soon have the solid facts.


41.
  ... soon have to give me over to ...  BB Bill's Story, p.7
She would soon have to give me over to the undertaker or the asylum.


42.
  ... soon have your friend admitting he has ...  BB Working With Others, p.92
You will soon have your friend admitting he has many, if not all, of the traits of the alcoholic.


43.
  ... soon indicated he was anxious to see ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.40
He soon indicated he was anxious to see us.


44.
  ... soon landed me on the rocks.  BB Bill's Story, p.7
This combination soon landed me on the rocks.


45.
  ... soon lost.  BB We Agnostics, p.46
There was a feeling of awe and wonder, but it was fleeting and soon lost.


46.
  ... soon on the carpet and the upshot ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.174
I was, of course, soon on the carpet and the upshot was that I had to go back for two more quarters and remain absolutely dry, if I wished to graduate.


47.
  ... soon overcome by them.  BB The Family Afterward, p.132
But those of us who have tried to shoulder the entire burden and trouble of others find we are soon overcome by them.


48.
  ... soon proved that his was a desperate ...  12&12 Tradition Three, p.142
He soon proved that his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to get well.


49.
  ... soon realizes for himself, that his humble ...  12&12 Step Seven, pp.72-73
Every newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous is told, and soon realizes for himself, that his humble admission of powerlessness over alcohol is his first step toward liberation from its paralyzing grip.


50.
  ... soon see that he is suffering from ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.129
If the family cooperates, dad will soon see that he is suffering from a distortion of values.


51.
  ... soon sitting beside a big hulk of ...  12&12 Tradition Five, p.152
"I was soon sitting beside a big hulk of a man.


52.
  ... soon solve his alcohol problem.  12&12 Tradition Five, pp.151-152
He shouts that if his partner would treat him better, and his wife would leave him alone, he'd soon solve his alcohol problem.


53.
  ... soon start drinking again, and all would ...  BB Into Action, p.80
He saw that he had to place the outcome in God's hands or he would soon start drinking again, and all would be lost anyhow.


54.
  ... soon take quite another view of this ...  12&12 Step One, p.21
But upon entering A.A. we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation.


55.
  ... soon the sense of His presence had ...  BB Bill's Story, p.12
But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself.


56.
  Soon they'd spotted their man, an A.A. ...  12&12 Tradition Six, p.157
Soon they'd spotted their man, an A.A. with the necessary experience.


57.
  Soon things began to hum.  12&12 Tradition Four, p.148
Soon things began to hum.


58.
  ... soon, though, his assumed authority to run ...  12&12 Tradition Two, p.133
Very soon, though, his assumed authority to run everything begins to be shared with the first alcoholics he has helped.


59.
  ... soon to be catapulted into what I ...  BB Bill's Story, p.8
I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call the fourth dimension of existence.


60.
  Soon, Washingtonian speakers violently and publicly took ...  12&12 Tradition Ten, p.178
Soon, Washingtonian speakers violently and publicly took sides on this question.


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