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Though self-will may slam it shut again, as it frequently does, it will always respond the moment we again pick up the key
of willingness.
3.
All by himself, and in the light of his own circumstances, he needs
to develop the quality of
willingness.
4.
He goes on to explain that any person capable of enough willingness and honesty to try repeatedly Step Six on all his faults -- without any reservations whatever -- has indeed come a long way spiritually, and is therefore entitled to be
called a man who is sincerely trying to grow in the image and likeness of his own Creator.
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Already a willingness has
been achieved to cast out one's own
will and one's own ideas about the alcohol problem in favor of those suggested by A.A.
8.
But when the broker gave him
Dr. Silkworth's description of alcoholism and its hopelessness, the physician began to pursue the spiritual remedy for his malady with a
willingness he had never before been able to muster.
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Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to establish and maintain the
new order of things, were the essential
requirements.
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Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more.
14.
Willingness is the key.
15.
To duplicate, with such backing, what we have accomplished is only a matter of willingness, patience and labor.
16.
Once unlocked by willingness, the door opens almost of itself, and looking through it, we shall see a pathway beside which is an inscription.
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In all these situations we need self-restraint, honest analysis of what is involved, a willingness to admit when the fault is ours, and an equal willingness to forgive when the fault is elsewhere.
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We found that as soon as we
were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced
to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which
is God.
20.
Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so
long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical.
21.
The real tests of the situation are your own willingness to confide and your full confidence in the one with whom you share your first accurate self-survey.
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In all these situations we need self-restraint, honest analysis of what is involved, a willingness to admit when the fault is ours, and an equal willingness to forgive when the fault is elsewhere.
24.
How can we possibly summon
the resolution and the willingness to get rid of such overwhelming compulsions and desires?
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But all of them do require a complete willingness to make amends as fast and as far as may be possible in a given set of conditions.
27.
It is A.A.'s proved willingness to make these sacrifices that gives people their high confidence in our future.
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If you both show a willingness to remedy your own defects, there will be little need to criticize each other.
30.
The alcoholic, realizing what his wife has endured, and now fully understanding how
much he himself did to damage her and his children,
nearly always takes up his marriage responsibilities with a willingness to repair what he can
and to accept what he can't.
31.
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.
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An honest regret for harms done, a genuine gratitude for blessings received, and a
willingness to try for better things tomorrow will be the permanent assets we shall seek.
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