A FELLOWSHIP OF FREEDOM

Daily Reflections – June 18

. . . if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 50

When I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol, I live in a new freedom. When I release the past and all the excess baggage I have carried for so very long, I come to know freedom. I have been introduced into a life and  a  fellowship  of  freedom.  The  Steps  are  a "recommended" way of finding a new life, there are no commands  or  dictates  in  A.A.  I am  free  to serve  from desire rather than decree. There is the understanding that I will benefit from the growth of other members and I take what I learn and bring it back to the group. The "common welfare" finds room to grow in the society of personal freedom.