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Doing Service Anyway

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I so appreciated reading the Service and Recovery story in the March 2018 issue of Lifeline (“Speaker Go-Getter”). It reminded me of everything I have learned in Overeaters Anonymous about remaining abstinent: by reaching out to others, we create the framework for our own recovery. When I was very new, the secretary of a Saturday meeting asked me to lead the meeting the following week. I honestly could not imagine why she would want to hear from me, but something encouraged me to do it anyway. That was the beginning of my recovery. I had no idea until then that such relief and a sense of belonging would come from speaking at a meeting.

Last Saturday, I attended a meeting where a newcomer shared almost the same thing: she had signed up to lead, and then almost cancelled but she went through with giving that service anyway. The support she received for being vulnerable and “doing it anyway” was fantastic.

Being of service is vital. It is one of the three legacies (recovery, unity, and service) given to us by AA. And as I’ve heard it explained, if one leg of a three-legged stool isn’t strong, the entire stool is wobbly.

— Helen, Boston, Massachusetts USA

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