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

ideal
idealists
ideals
IDEAS   occurs   30 times 19 in BB  •  11 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
See also...   idea
identification
identify
idioms

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1.
  ... ideas.  BB We Agnostics, p.51
In the realm of the material, men's minds were fettered by superstition, tradition, and all sorts of fixed ideas.


2.
  ... ideas:  BB How It Works, p.60
Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:


3.
  ... ideas.  BB Into Action, p.87
We might pay for this presumption in all sorts of absurd actions and ideas.


4.
  ... ideas.  12&12 Step Two, pp.29-30
But again John Barleycorn had other ideas.


5.
  ... ideas about miracles were drastically revised right ...  BB Bill's Story, p.11
My ideas about miracles were drastically revised right then.


6.
  ... ideas about the alcohol problem in favor ...  12&12 Step Three, p.35
Already a willingness has been achieved to cast out one's own will and one's own ideas about the alcohol problem in favor of those suggested by A.A.


7.
  ... ideas about the family's attitude towards himself ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.122
The alcoholic, his wife, his children, his "in-laws", each one is likely to have fixed ideas about the family's attitude towards himself or herself.


8.
  ... ideas about the subtle insanity which precedes ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.40
I rather appreciated your ideas about the subtle insanity which precedes the first drink, but I was confident it could not happen to me after what I had learned.


9.
  ... ideas and the result was nil until ...  BB How It Works, p.58
Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.


10.
  ... ideas are simple, and this concept was ...  BB How It Works, p.62
Most good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom.


11.
  ... ideas as to what we think God's ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.104
We form ideas as to what we think God's will is for other people.


12.
  ... ideas -- attraction and promotion -- work out.  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.181
Let's see how these two contrasting ideas -- attraction and promotion -- work out.


13.
  ... ideas concerning a possible means of recovery.  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxv
In the course of his third treatment he acquired certain ideas concerning a possible means of recovery.


14.
  ... ideas contained in this book.  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxxii
However, he did become "sold" on the ideas contained in this book.


15.
  ... ideas did not work.  BB We Agnostics, p.52
Our ideas did not work.


16.
  Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.27
Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the lives of these men are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set of conceptions and motives begin to dominate them.


17.
  ... ideas fill a deep human need.  12&12 Tradition Eleven, p.181
People who symbolize causes and ideas fill a deep human need.


18.
  ... ideas for new, by the complete readiness ...  BB We Agnostics, p.52
Is not our age characterized by the ease with which we discard old ideas for new, by the complete readiness with which we throw away the theory or gadget which does not work for something new which does?


19.
  ... ideas he sold to fellow members with ...  12&12 Tradition Three, p.143
These ideas he sold to fellow members with the same burning enthusiasm with which he distributed automobile polish.


20.
  ... ideas in Akron or New York who ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvii
Besides these, there were scattered alcoholics who had picked up the basic ideas in Akron or New York who were trying to form groups in other cities.


21.
  ... ideas, it is really easy to begin ...  12&12 Step Three, p.40
Once we have come into agreement with these ideas, it is really easy to begin the practice of Step Three.


22.
  ... ideas of fun.  BB More About Alcoholism, pp.37-38
Up to this point you would label him as a foolish chap having queer ideas of fun.


23.
  ... ideas of the Society were codified for ...  12&12 Foreword, p.17
In it alcoholism was described from the alcoholic's point of view, the spiritual ideas of the Society were codified for the first time in the Twelve Steps, and the application of these Steps to the alcoholic's dilemma was made clear.


24.
  ... ideas of what will get us by.  12&12 Step Six, p.68
Therefore, it seems plain that few of us can quickly or easily become ready to aim at spiritual and moral perfection; we want to settle for only as much perfection as will get us by in life, according, of course, to our various and sundry ideas of what will get us by.


25.
  ... ideas on the subject.  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.173
When I reached school, I discovered the faculty had other ideas on the subject.


26.
  ... ideas, people, and constructive projects.  12&12 Step Twelve, p.120
In partnership with others -- women and men -- they can devote themselves to any number of ideas, people, and constructive projects.


27.
  ... ideas upon which success finally depended were ...  12&12 Foreword, p.16
The basic principles of A.A., as they are known today, were borrowed mainly from the fields of religion and medicine, though some ideas upon which success finally depended were the result of noting the behavior and needs of the Fellowship itself.


28.
  ... ideas were followed by many to the ...  BB Bill's Story, p.3
My judgment and ideas were followed by many to the tune of paper millions.


29.
  ... ideas which he put into practical application ...  BB The Doctor's Opinion, p.xxvii
Many years ago one of the leading contributors to this book came under our care in this hospital and while here he acquired some ideas which he put into practical application at once.


30.
  ... ideas which it contains are novel.  BB To Employers, p.144
To you, some of the ideas which it contains are novel.


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