Our Twelfth Step - carrying the message - is the basic service that AA's Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 160
I thank God for those who came before me, those who told me not to forget the Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service. In my home group, the Three Legacies were described on a sign which said: "You take a three-legged stool, try to balance it on only one leg, or two. Our Three Legacies must be kept intact. In Recovery, we get sober together; in Unity, we work together for the good of our Steps and Traditions; and through Service - we give away freely what has been given to us." One of the chief gifts of my life has been to know that I will have no message to give, unless I recover in unity with A.A. principles.
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* We eventually realize that just as the pains of alcoholism had to come before sobriety, emotional turmoil comes before serenity. *
You are so Right, the new person in this program is the "Life Blood" of this Program.
I an not new to this Program, but I am very New to this Forum, and it has amazed me that so much love and support came flooding in.
That is how this Program works, "You can't keep it, unless you give it away". I have been going to meetings and hoping to find someone to sponsor, or just befriend. no luck so far, but I will keep trying. I am in a new area, so I have to give it some time. I am going to put myself on a list I have and add, looking for Sponsee, and looking for a Sponsor.
