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

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SAYING   occurs   18 times 9 in BB  •  9 in 12&12 Definition in Merriam-Webster Online
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1.
  ... saying he is sick, you might jump ...  BB To Employers, p.146
When his wife next calls saying he is sick, you might jump to the conclusion he is drunk.


2.
  ... saying it over and over will often ...  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.


3.
  ... saying, "Not my will, but Thine, be ...  12&12 Step Ten, p.93
When in doubt we can always pause, saying, "Not my will, but Thine, be done."


4.
  ... saying, 'Now boys, please go heavier on ...  12&12 Tradition Seven, p.163
He concluded his remarks by saying, 'Now boys, please go heavier on the hat tonight, will you?'


5.
  ... saying she wanted me to come over ...  BB Doctor Bob's Nightmare, p.179
About this time a lady called up my wife one Saturday afternoon saying she wanted me to come over that evening to meet a friend of hers who might help me.


6.
  ... saying so, they may cordially hate him ...  BB The Family Afterward, p.134
Without saying so, they may cordially hate him for what he has done to them and to their mother.


7.
  ... saying, "Something has happened to you I ...  BB Bill's Story, p.14
Finally he shook his head saying, "Something has happened to you I don't understand.


8.
  ... saying that Mr. B___ insisted on speaking ...  BB To Employers, p.136
One day my secretary came in saying that Mr. B___ insisted on speaking with me.


9.
  ... saying that this is but a beginning, ...  BB Foreword to Second Edition, p.xv
Many of our friends encourage us by saying that this is but a beginning, only the augury of a much larger future ahead.


10.
  ... saying that we were gaining in humility.  12&12 Step Four, p.48
For we had started to get perspective on ourselves, which is another way of saying that we were gaining in humility.


11.
  ... saying, "This is life for us; you ...  12&12 Tradition Nine, p.173
Groups have tried to expel members, but the banished have come back to sit in the meeting place, saying, "This is life for us; you can't keep us out."


12.
  ... saying to every serious drinker, "You are ...  12&12 Tradition Three, p.139
For A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, "You are an A.A. member if you say so.


13.
  ... saying to me, 'The laborer is worthy ...  12&12 Tradition Two, p.137
In fact, it came right out of the Bible -- a voice kept saying to me, 'The laborer is worthy of his hire.'


14.
  ... saying to ourselves many times each day ...  BB Into Action, pp.87-88
We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done."


15.
  ... saying to us that we now ought ...  12&12 Step Seven, p.76
It is really saying to us that we now ought to be willing to try humility in seeking the removal of our other shortcomings just as we did when we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol, and came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.


16.
  ... saying to yourself: "I'm jittery and alone.  BB A Vision For You, p.163
You are saying to yourself: "I'm jittery and alone.


17.
  ... saying, "Well, thank God that's over!  12&12 Step Seven, p.73
When we have finally admitted without reservation that we are powerless over alcohol, we are apt to breathe a great sigh of relief, saying, "Well, thank God that's over!


18.
  ... saying you were the best boss he ...  BB To Employers, p.136
He left us a note saying you were the best boss he ever had, and that you were not to blame in any way."


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