An important lesson in life is that in order to get something we need or want, we first have to give some of it away. If we want friends, we have to be a friend. If we want to be loved, we have to love. If we want recovery, we have to help others recover.

Then we begin to "get it." The tingling excitement of hope is aroused in us. A source of power to live is discovered inside of ourselves.

Giving service is as important a part of recovery as abstinence or working the Steps. It includes everything from organizing materials at a face-to-face meeting to hosting meetings online. It's sharing our problems and our solutions on the loops as well as sponsoring. Just as someone once said that love is nothing until you give it away, it seems that recovery is incomplete until it is shared by giving service to the program or to individuals. It's remarkable how service brings us closer together, allows us to make friends, helps to end our isolation and gives that feeling of self-worth and confidence that we so desperately need. Simply put, service is as much a lifesaver to us as it is to those we reach out and touch.

I want to be a giver to the program so it is always available to those who will come after seeking their freedom from this dread disease.

One Day at a Time . . .
I strive to give love, support, comfort, cheer and encouragement,
knowing it will come back to me pressed down, shaken together and running over.

~ Dottie ~

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