From Introduction: Service is a Doorway to Connection, Self-esteem, and Healthy and Loving Relationships
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other codependents, and to practice
– Step Twelve of Co-Dependents Anonymous
“Our Twelve Steps and their spiritual principles help us to es- tablish our recovery in our relationship with God, ourselves, and others. Service work in CoDA enables us to put these spiritual guidelines into practice. It embraces a healthy spirit of giving and enables CoDA to exist. Through service work, we acknowledge and esteem every person and their recovery, talents, and abilities. Service work enables us to deepen the recovery we experience and allows God’s gift of recovery to touch the hearts and minds of other codependents.”
– Co-Dependents Anonymous, Third Edition, page 87
Living our Recovery Through Service, is a new, expanded version of its predecessor, Members of the CoDA Fellowship with deep experience and a zest for service, decided it was time to share their love of service as a vital aspect of their recovery with the Fellowship.
The vision for Living our Recovery Through Service is to lift up our time and talents to the CoDA Fellowship.
This booklet contains writings of each of the Twelve Traditions, along with a few words that summarise those principles, and the corresponding Tradition’s prayer.
There is space in the booklet for you to write your thoughts.
There are several practical examples of healthy service work essential to the continuation of any meeting and to CoDA as a whole. How to say “yes” to service work.
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