Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress.
How heartily we at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) can agree with him . . . – Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
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When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful.
My evolution in the AA program has taught me that I must experience the inner change, however painful, that eventually guides me from selfishness to selflessness.
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If I am to have serenity, I must STEP my way past emotional turmoil and its subsequent hangover, and be grateful for continuing spiritual progress.
Just for today
I will greet each opportunity for growth with an open mind.
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.
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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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