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bluidkiti · 03-24-2024, 06:36 AM

March 24

The purpose of freedom is to create it for others.

~Bernard Malamud

If we are fortunate enough to enjoy freedom, we know we must be vigilant and protect it for ourselves. Freedom implies responsibility, and we willingly assume it because we know that in freedom we have the chance to grow and thrive. It gives us the opportunity to make the best of our lives.

We also need to be attentive to the deprivations and desires of others. There are many who are not free and who, like us, prize freedom above all else. How can we help them? What can we do?

Our Twelfth Step asks us to reach out to others and carry the message of our program to those in need. Addiction denies people the freedom to be fully themselves and fully alive. People cannot be free and sane if their lives are ruled by addiction. By carrying our program to others, we can help them return to sanity and growth and freedom.

I want to be free and help others find freedom from their addictive behavior.

Today's reading is from the book Answers in the Heart

03-24-2024, 06:36 AM	#24
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,080	March 24 The purpose of freedom is to create it for others. ~Bernard Malamud If we are fortunate enough to enjoy freedom, we know we must be vigilant and protect it for ourselves. Freedom implies responsibility, and we willingly assume it because we know that in freedom we have the chance to grow and thrive. It gives us the opportunity to make the best of our lives. We also need to be attentive to the deprivations and desires of others. There are many who are not free and who, like us, prize freedom above all else. How can we help them? What can we do? Our Twelfth Step asks us to reach out to others and carry the message of our program to those in need. Addiction denies people the freedom to be fully themselves and fully alive. People cannot be free and sane if their lives are ruled by addiction. By carrying our program to others, we can help them return to sanity and growth and freedom. I want to be free and help others find freedom from their addictive behavior. Today's reading is from the book Answers in the Heart __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.