| MajestyJo |
03-27-2017 03:49 AM |
Freedom
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Daily Reflections
A.A.'s FREEDOMS
We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . .
LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303
I craved freedom. First, freedom to drink; later, freedom from drink. The A.A. program of recovery rests on a foundation of free choice. There are no mandates, laws or commandments. A.A.'s spiritual program, as outlined in the Twelve Steps, and by which I am offered even greater freedoms, is only suggested. I can take it or leave it. Sponsorship is offered, not forced, and I come and go as I will. It is these and other freedoms that allow me to recapture the dignity that was crushed by the burden of drink, and which is so dearly needed to support an enduring sobriety.
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All I wanted was the first Promise, you will know a new freedom and a new happiness. As it says here, do the 'do' things in AA, and you will have that freedom too. Don't pick up that first drink, go to a meeting, get a sponsor, find a home group and get active in service in our group and working the program with the help of your sponsor. It is a 'we' program and we don't do it alone. Without you, there is no me. |
