STEP 12-
"Having had
a spiritual awak-
ening as a result of
these steps, we tried
to carry this message
to addicts and to prac-
tice these princi-
ples in all our
affairs."
THE DILEMMA -
"Whatever form of service we choose to be involved in, we do so with our primary purpose of carrying the message in mind. Now we must ask ourselves, just what is "the message" we are trying to carry?" (How Al-Anon Works, p. 56)
THE SOLUTION: OUR GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING -
"This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward." (12 & 12, p. 52)
"One word
Frees us of all
the weight and
pain of life: That
word is love."
Sophocles (496 BC - 406 BC)
Greek playwright of 123 tragedies including Oedipus Rex
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself. Like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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