The Twelfth Principle
(noun)
1 a : the occupation or function of serving in active service b : employment as a servant entered his service
2 a : the work performed by one that serves good service b : HELP, USE, BENEFIT glad to be of service c : contribution to the welfare of others d : disposal for use I'm entirely at your service
3 a : a form followed in worship or in a religious ceremony the burial service b : a meeting for worship -- often used in plural held evening services
4 : the act of serving : as a : a helpful act did him a service b : useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity -- usually used in plural charge for professional services c : SERVE
Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. This is our twelfth suggestion: Carry this message to other alcoholics! You can help when no one else can. You can secure their confidence when other fail. Remember they are very ill.(**)
The Recovery Process
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