Six Step House - AA Resources Commitment, in terms of recovery, means recovering some of those basic principles which all of us were taught as children, but which we lost somewhere in pursuit of self. As members of the general service structure, those principles that we must now demonstrate as a trusted servant include willingness, self sacrifice, honesty, consideration of others, thoughtfulness, love, tolerance and, most of all, basic etiquette. 1. Do we show up when we say we will? 2. Are we on time? 3. Do we mark our A.A. commitments on the calendar and then work around them, or do we attend only if it doesn’t interfere with our own pleasure? 4. When we are unable to make an event that the G.S.R. should attend, do we arrange for our alternate to be there? 5. Do we keep our alternates well informed and involved? 6. Do we attend as many service activities as possible in order to become better informed, or do we do the least possible required? 7. Do we tend to our responsibilities cheerfully or portray them as a drag? 8. Are we able to offer criticism lovingly and based on the application of our three legacies, or do we let personalities get in the way? All of these things are important to being committed to service in A.A., but the bottom lineis: Are we giving in proportion to what has been given to us? Gratitude is an action word. It is something we show, not just something we talk about. If we give only a tenth of what has been given to us, we should all be shining examples of service and commitment in A.A.

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Commitment, in terms of recovery, means recovering some of those basic principles which all of us were taught as children, but which we lost somewhere in pursuit of self.

As members of the general service structure, those principles that we must now demonstrate as a trusted servant include willingness, self sacrifice, honesty, consideration of others, thoughtfulness, love, tolerance and, most of all, basic etiquette.

1. Do we show up when we say we will?

2. Are we on time?

3. Do we mark our A.A. commitments on the calendar and then work around them,

or do we attend only if it doesn’t interfere with our own pleasure?

4. When we are unable to make an event that the G.S.R. should attend, do we

arrange for our alternate to be there?

5. Do we keep our alternates well informed and involved?

6. Do we attend as many service activities as possible in order to become better

informed, or do we do the least possible required?

7. Do we tend to our responsibilities cheerfully or portray them as a drag?

8. Are we able to offer criticism lovingly and based on the application of our three

legacies, or do we let personalities get in the way?

All of these things are important to being committed to service in A.A., but the bottom line

is: Are we giving in proportion to what has been given to us? Gratitude is an action word. It is something we show, not just something we talk about. If we give only a tenth of what has been given to us, we should all be shining examples of service and commitment in A.A.