From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... cheerfully capitalize
it as an opportunity to ...
BB p.133,
The Family Afterward
Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery,
but if trouble comes,
cheerfully capitalize it
as an opportunity to demonstrate His omnipotence.
2.
... cheerfully grant
a sick friend.
BB p.67,
How It Works
We asked God to help us show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we
would cheerfully grant a sick friend.
3.
... cheerfully perform
humble labor without worrying about ...
12&12 p.121,
Step Twelve
4.
Cheerfully see
him through more sprees.
BB p.113,
To Wives
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