Sunday, April 29, 2012
Just for today, let me accept that service to other people or causes is the essential element in my program of recovery in AA, that expending some of my attention to anything other than myself may put my problems in a more accurate perspective. Service can range from giving a lead talk, talking on a sponsor or sponsee, volunteering to make the coffee for a meeting to simply listening to someone else's problems or issues. And possibly, the problems I have, or think I have and maybe exaggerate, may seem somewhat less burdensom. Adversely, I must respect prudence in not expending myself to the extreme that my own needs and problems are sacrificed and neglected. In the end, my Program requires that I not focus all that I have completely on myself and that, by sharing or volunteering for some degree of service work may make my own problems less heavy. And our common journey continues. Just for today. - Chris M., 2012
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