District 28

For many of us, three in one is easy to understand. Most AA coins display the triangle clearly inscribed with the three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Individually they’re incomplete, always yearning for the other two. Usually, Recovery begins upon submitting one’s will and life over to God. The cornerstone that adheres the legacies together. Unity, through fellowship with others in recovery who practice the steps and traditions, leads us to do what is right. They helped guide me as I found the Way, the Truth, and the Life resulting in happiness, completeness; everlasting. But, for service it was first necessary to, as our coin also says, ” to thine own self be true”. That involved change from within. That change, upon occurring, directed the Spirit within me to Service. Trifecta complete! Service, the Third Legacy, can best be summarized for me by something Dr. Bob said about passing what he had learned to others who need it badly. he gave four reasons.
1. Sense of duty
2. It is a pleasure
3. Because in so doing I am paying my debt to the man who took the time to pass it on to me
4. Because every time I do it I take out a little more insurance for myself against a possible slip
I suppose had I started with the summary I could have skipped everything prior. Oh well, better luck next time.
P.S. A lot of Service happening here in District 28!
Jim M.
DCM District 28