AA advice: I cannot change the wind
I know there is a graceful way of being right, and many ways to be wrong
It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our rewards. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe.
My first sponsor told me there were two things to say about prayer and meditation: first, I had to start and second, I had to continue.
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When I came to AA my spiritual life was bankrupt; if I considered God at all, He was to be called upon only when my self-will was incapable of a task or when overwhelming fears had eroded my ego.
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Today I am grateful for a new life, one in which my prayers are those of thanksgiving. My prayer time is more for listening than for talking. I know today that if I cannot change the wind, I can adjust my sail.
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I know the difference between superstition and spirituality. I know there is a graceful way of being right, and many ways to be wrong.
Just for today
I know that prayer can be simple.
I will start where I am and practice.
Uma unenkinga yophuzo oludakyo siza thintana nalezi nobolo ezingezanzi.
The AA Estcourt branch hosts meetings every Tuesday at Forderville Primary School from 7pm to 8pm. Contact Desigan on 082 849 3014, Roy on 081 874 8016 or Tony on 079 513 4422.
The AA Winterton branch hosts meetings every Thursday at the Springfield Church opposite the police station from 7pm to 8pm. Contact Dolly on 071 688 5330 or Virgilo on 079 688 0432.
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