“This very real feeling of inferiority is magnified by his childish sensitivity and it is this state of affairs which generates in him that insatiable, abnormal craving for self-approval and success in the eyes of the world. Still a child, he cries for the moon. And the moon, it seems, won’t have him!” – The Language of the Heart.
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While drinking I seemed to vacillate between feeling totally invisible and believing I was the centre of the universe.
Searching for that elusive balance between the two has become a major part of my recovery.
The moon I constantly cried for is, in sobriety, rarely full; it shows me instead its many other phases, and there are lessons in them all.
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True learning has often followed an eclipse, a time of darkness, but with each cycle of my recovery, the light grows stronger and my vision is clearer.
Just for today
I will be grateful for the friends I have. I will take an active part in my friendships.
Uma unenkinga yophuzo oludakyo siza thintana nalezi nobolo ezingezanzi.
The AA Estcourt branch hosts meetings every Tuesday at Forderville Primary School from 7pm to 8pm. Contact Desigan on 082 849 3014, Roy on 081 874 8016 or Tony on 079 513 4422.
The AA Winterton branch hosts meetings every Thursday at the Springfield Church opposite the police station from 7pm to 8pm. Contact Dolly on 071 688 5330 or Virgilo on 079 688 0432.
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