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Doll


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WE GIVE AWAY TO KEEP.



That seems absurd and untrue.
How can you keep anything if you give it away?
But in order to keep whatever it is we get in AA,
we must go about giving it away to others,
for no fees or rewards of any kind.
When we cannot afford to give away
what we have received so freely in AA,
we had better get ready for our next "drunk."
It will happen every time.
We've got to continue to give it away in order to keep it.



~ c. 2003 AAWS, Experience, Strength and Hope, p. 156





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so true,,,,  and we also have to remember that we can't give away something that we don't have


amanda



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It says it all at the bottom of your post Doll...We give away our experience strength and hope..simple as that...

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As long as it's with good intent and from the heart,  everyone has something to give.....



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