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

exercise
exercised
exercising
EXERT   occurs   6 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
exertion
exhausted
exhaustion

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1.
... exert himself.   12&12 p.40, Step Three
When he acquires willingness, he is the only one who can make the decision to exert himself.


2.
... exert himself more.   BB p.61, How It Works   Go to page 61 in the Big Book
He decides to exert himself more.


3.
... exert himself there.   BB p.127, The Family Afterward   Go to page 127 in the Big Book
Since the home has suffered more than anything else, it is well that a man exert himself there.

4.
... exert ourselves the more in a spirit ...   12&12 p.124, Step Twelve
When by devoted service to family, friends, business, or community we attract widespread affection and are sometimes singled out for posts of greater responsibility and trust, we try to be humbly grateful and exert ourselves the more in a spirit of love and service.

5.
... exert ourselves to do the job thoroughly, ...   12&12 p.49, Step Four
Once we have a complete willingness to take inventory, and exert ourselves to do the job thoroughly, a wonderful light falls upon this foggy scene.

6.
... exert themselves to be secure in their ...   12&12 p.42, Step Four
If men and women didn't exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct shelter, there would be no survival.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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