“The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.” – As Bill Sees it.
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Sometimes when I’ve become willing to do what I should have been doing all along, I want praise and recognition. I don’t realise that the more I’m willing to act differently, the more exciting my life is.
The more I am willing to help others, the more rewards I receive. That’s what practicing the principles means to me.
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Fun and benefits for me are in the willingness to do the actions, not to get immediate results. Being a little kinder, a little slower to anger, a little more loving makes my life better day by day.
Just for today
I can laugh at myself. I can take a joke. I will lighten up and have some fun today.
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.
