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

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IDEAL   occurs   13 times 8 in BB  •  5 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
See also...   ideals
idealists
ideas
identification

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1.
  ... ideal.  BB There Is A Solution, p.19
We shall do our utmost to achieve that ideal.


2.
  ... ideal?  12&12 Tradition Six, p.157
If they could find a good public relations man in our ranks, why wouldn't he be ideal?


3.
  ... ideal and my business is as good ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.180
My home life is ideal and my business is as good as can be expected in these uncertain times.


4.
  ... ideal and stumble?  BB How It Works, p.70
Suppose we fall short of the chosen ideal and stumble?


5.
  ... ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, ...  BB How It Works, p.70
To sum up about sex: We earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and for the strength to do the right thing.


6.
  ... ideal for our future sex life.  BB How It Works, p.69
In this way we tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future sex life.


7.
  ... ideal, has a very bad time of ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.70
Humility, as a word and as an ideal, has a very bad time of it in our world.


8.
  ... ideal man, the sort of chap we ...  BB To Wives, p.118
We women carry with us a picture of the ideal man, the sort of chap we would like our husbands to be.


9.
  ... ideal; that any public solicitation of funds ...  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.


10.
  ... ideal; that any public solicitation of funds ...  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.


11.
  ... ideal that its era had almost forgotten.  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.165
They pointed out that the irresponsible had become responsible, and that by making financial independence part of its tradition, Alcoholics Anonymous had revived an ideal that its era had almost forgotten.


12.
  ... ideal turns out to be, we must ...  BB How It Works, p.69
Whatever our ideal turns out to be, we must be willing to grow toward it.


13.
  ... ideal we have been trying to glimpse.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.101
It ought to be followed by a good look at where we stand now, and a further look at what might happen in our lives were we able to move closer to the ideal we have been trying to glimpse.


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