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

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MOMENT   occurs   34 times 15 in BB  •  19 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... moment.  BB Acceptance, p.417
When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.


2.
  ... moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.17
We are like the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, joyousness and democracy pervade the vessel from steerage to Captain's table.


3.
  ... moment an A.A. hired out to such ...  12&12 Tradition Eight, p.170
In former days, the moment an A.A. hired out to such enterprises, he was immediately tempted to use the name Alcoholics Anonymous for publicity or money-raising purposes.


4.
  ... moment he may take your dislike of ...  BB To Wives, p.120
In a weak moment he may take your dislike of his high-stepping friends as one of those insanely trivial excuses to drink.


5.
  ... moment I fully accepted them, the effect ...  BB Bill's Story, p.14
These were revolutionary and drastic proposals, but the moment I fully accepted them, the effect was electric.


6.
  ... moment, I had needed and wanted God.  BB Bill's Story, p.12
For a brief moment, I had needed and wanted God.


7.
  ... moment I made up my mind to ...  BB More About Alcoholism, p.42
But the moment I made up my mind to go through with the process, I had the curious feeling that my alcoholic condition was relieved, as in fact it proved to be.


8.
  ... moment I was alarmed, and called my ...  BB Bill's Story, p.14
For a moment I was alarmed, and called my friend, the doctor, to ask if I were still sane.


9.
  ... moment is apt to occur.  12&12 Step Five, p.62
And when humility and serenity are so combined, something else of great moment is apt to occur.


10.
  ... moment it determined to reform America's drinking ...  12&12 Tradition Ten, p.178
Maybe the society could have survived the abolition controversy, but it didn't have a chance from the moment it determined to reform America's drinking habits.


11.
  ... moment of his death in 1950.  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xvi
He sobered, never to drink again up to the moment of his death in 1950.


12.
  ... moment, of how that was accomplished.  BB Working With Others, p.91
But say nothing, for the moment, of how that was accomplished.


13.
  ... moment of stress.  12&12 Step Eleven, p.103
Just saying it over and over will often enable us to clear a channel choked up with anger, fear, frustration, or misunderstanding, and permit us to return to the surest help of all -- our search for God's will, not our own, in the moment of stress.


14.
  ... moment our mental or emotional independence is ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
But the moment our mental or emotional independence is in question, how differently we behave.


15.
  ... moment, particularly when some important decision must ...  BB There Is A Solution, p.21
He has a positive genius for getting tight at exactly the wrong moment, particularly when some important decision must be made or engagement kept.


16.
  ... moment says, "I don't miss it at ...  BB A Vision For You, p.151
Now and then a serious drinker, being dry at the moment says, "I don't miss it at all. Feel better. Work better. Having a better time."


17.
  ... moment spent in getting them straightened out.(*)  BB To Employers, p.150
I have enjoyed every moment spent in getting them straightened out.(*)


18.
  ... moment that happened, our Fellowship's confidence would ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.165
The moment that happened, our Fellowship's confidence would be shaken.


19.
  ... moment that I had an alcoholic mind.  BB More About Alcoholism, p.42
I knew from that moment that I had an alcoholic mind.


20.
  ... moment, the benign dictator becomes the chairman ...  12&12 Tradition Two, p.133
At this moment, the benign dictator becomes the chairman of a committee composed of his friends.


21.
  ... moment the patient is able, while acutely ...  BB To Employers, p.144
If the book is read the moment the patient is able, while acutely depressed, realization of his condition may come to him.


22.
  ... moment they read Step Two, most A.A. ...  12&12 Step Two, p.25
The moment they read Step Two, most A.A. newcomers are confronted with a dilemma, sometimes a serious one.


23.
  ... moment this idea of dependence at the ...  12&12 Step Three, p.36
Let's examine for a moment this idea of dependence at the level of everyday living.


24.
  ... moment this Twelfth Step work forms a ...  12&12 Tradition One, p.130
The moment this Twelfth Step work forms a group, another discovery is made -- that most individuals cannot recover unless there is a group.


25.
  ... moment we again pick up the key ...  12&12 Step Three, p.35
Though self-will may slam it shut again, as it frequently does, it will always respond the moment we again pick up the key of willingness.


26.
  ... moment we are trying to put our ...  BB Into Action, p.77
At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order.


27.
  ... moment we begin to see truth, justice, ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.105
The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all the seeming evidence to the contrary that surrounds us in purely human affairs.


28.
  ... moment, we believe, the principle of corporate ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.165
At that moment, we believe, the principle of corporate poverty was firmly and finally embedded in A.A. tradition.


29.
  ... moment we catch even a glimpse of ...  12&12 Step Eleven, p.105
The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all the seeming evidence to the contrary that surrounds us in purely human affairs.


30.
  ... moment we ponder a twisted or broken ...  12&12 Step Eight, p.78
The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with another person, our emotions go on the defensive.


31.
  ... moment we quit alcohol.  12&12 Step Four, p.45
We believe that our one-time good characters will be revived the moment we quit alcohol.


32.
  ... moment we saw that we had an ...  12&12 Tradition Six, p.155
The moment we saw that we had an answer for alcoholism, it was reasonable (or so it seemed at the time) for us to feel that we might have the answer to a lot of other things.


33.
  ... moment we say, "No, never!" our minds ...  12&12 Step Six, p.69
The moment we say, "No, never!" our minds close against the grace of God.


34.
  ... moment we tell our families that we ...  12&12 Step Nine, p.83
The moment we tell our families that we are really going to try the program, the process has begun.


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