Service Positions
Putting love into action…
It takes practice to learn to love unconditionally. An exceptional opportunity to put this new way of relating into effect is by volunteering to help an Al-Anon group through service work. Every contribution has value for the group and enables us to grow as individuals.
“From putting away chairs after a meeting to representing the group at the local, district, or Area level, Al-Anon provides a wide range of opportunities to practice giving unconditionally. Perhaps we will speak at a meeting or welcome the groups Secretary. We can make the coffee, set out the Al-Anon literature, or read the Suggested Welcome at the start of the meeting. We can serve by reaching out to welcome a newcomer. Another form of service is to submit our thoughts and experiences to the Literature Service at the Al-Anon World Service Office (WSO). Such contributions are essential to the creation of new, up-to-date, relevant literature. Sponsorship is another superb and rewarding form of service.
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It might seem that we, who have received so much from this wonderful program, have an obligation to do just that, to help Al-Anon, to repay what we have been given. But this is not the case. Again, service is the practice of unconditional love. There are no “shoulds,” no obligations. We are welcome to contribute to the well-being of our individual groups and our fellowship as a whole, but it is not required, no matter how far we have come or how much we have received. This frees us to give only what we wish, knowing that we do so for our own growth. “
-How Al-Anon Works for Families & Friends of Alcoholics
