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Willpower vs. Willingness
Coming into AA, his willpower was weak, but his willingness strong; it made all the difference in the world in getting him sober
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I have never had any luck with the “willpower” thing. As an overweight kid, my parents were convinced it was a lack of willpower that kept me from adhering to a strict diet. Others could do it, but I could not. My Dad was a model of willpower, or that’s what I was led to believe. He could stop at one serving and say no to dessert. I was a failure. He had quit smoking cold turkey; I could not. When I finally did quit smoking, I had to use a program or medication to do it.
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