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Serving is a privilege enjoyed by thousands of recovering addicts. Here's some of the top reasons we do it: Service makes us feel good. (read more) Service helps keep us clean. Service helps us grow. (read more) Service fills our lives with people who are active in their recovery. We can only keep what we have by giving it away. We begin to understand that the principle of self-support is at the very heart of our program… Discovering this truth lends real meaning to our belief that “we keep what we have only by giving it away.” As we learn to live this program, we find that gratitude is an action, and we put our gratitude into action by offering help and support to our fellow members through service. - Self-Support: Principle and Practice