"willing" in the Big Book

It was only a matter of being willing to believe in a Power greater than myself.

I ruthlessly faced my sins and became willing to have my new-found Friend take them away, root and branch.

we did because we honestly wanted to, and were willing to make the effort.

without disaster, provided he remains willing to maintain a certain simple attitude.

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.

“Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?’’ 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.

Circumstances made him willing to believe.

If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it—then you are ready to take certain steps.

Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9.

The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines.

We admitted our wrongs honestly and were willing to set these matters straight.

Whatever our ideal turns out to be, we must be willing to grow toward it.

We must be willing to make amends where we have done harm, provided that we do not bring about still more harm in so doing.

We have listed the people we have hurt by our conduct, and are willing to straighten out the past if we can.

If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing.

When ready, we say something like this: “My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad.

We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends.

When it will serve any good purpose, we are willing to announce our convictions with tact and common sense.

We may lose our position or reputation or face jail, but we are willing.

It would have been impressive heroics if he had walked up to the Judge and said, “Here I am.’’ We thought he ought to be willing to do that if necessary, but if he were in jail he could provide nothing for either family.

He said he was perfectly willing to go to jail if she insisted.

We are sorry for what we have done and, God willing, it shall not be repeated.

If his own doctor is willing to tell him that he is alcoholic, so much the better.

The main thing is that he be willing to believe in a Power greater than himself and that he live by spiritual principles.

For the type of alcoholic who is able and willing to

Your husband may be willing to talk to one of them.

That is true only if one is willing to turn the past to good account.

We think each family which has been relieved owes something to those who have not, and when the occasion requires, each member of it should be only too willing to bring former mistakes, no matter how grievous, out of their hiding places.

You are willing to overlook his past performances.

After your man has gone along without drinking for a few months, you may be able to make use of his services with other employees who are giving you the alcoholic run-around—provided, of course, they are willing to have a third party in the picture.

You say, “Yes, I’m willing.

Should you wish them above all else, and be willing to make use of our experience, we are sure they will come.

On the third day the lawyer gave his life to the care and direction of his Creator, and said he was perfectly willing to do anything necessary.

They were willing, by day or night, to place a new man in the hospital and visit him afterward.

Understanding our work, he can do this with an eye to selecting those who are willing and able to recover on a spiritual basis.