Servant's Heart Creed

 

 

I am a compatriot to my fellows and those who strive to better themselves.

 

I embrace that much has been given to me, which I readily and gratefully reciprocate in return. When I cannot reciprocate in the exact original form given, I give back in a manner which I, and only I, can uniquely give. 

 

I do not dismiss or disparage opportunity to learn, grow, or lead. 

 

I champion the empowerment of my fellows with warm welcome to the newly joined.

 

I know the difference between needed rest and sloth, and I spurn the latter when it manifests in me.

 

I fully comprehend the word “gratitude” and express it ubiquitously through my actions and attitudes. 

 

I repudiate self-pity and the idea that I must be addressed in a fragile manner. 

 

I renounce any display of arrogance or aloofness towards my fellows and find such attitudes abhorrent. 

 

I believe in manners; and good manners stem from good intention, not good form. 

 

I reject any notion of shame of my precedent story no matter how ill. For it is I who must cherish my gift of opportunity in the path it arrived and be a shining beacon of inspiration for others who suffer shame.

 

I decline offers of attention, gifts, or investment by those whose intentions are malignant to my ethics. 

 

I have learned the difference between friend or foe to my recovery journey, which my choices of companionship and association exemplify.

 

I constitutionally honor the reality and gravity that new fellows are watching me and modeling my example. 

 

I recognize that I have been blessed with purpose, which was and is a result of the willingness to immerse myself into a effective and ever evolving way of thinking and living.