Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. – Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Self-centeredness was my problem. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they didn’t do more.
Why should I help others, when they were supposed to help me? If others had troubles, didn’t they deserve them?
I was filled with self-pity, anger and resentment.
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Then I learned that by helping others, with no thought of return, I could overcome this obsession with selfishness, and if I understood humility, I would know peace and serenity.
No longer do I need to drink.
Just for today
My recovery is too precious to just wish about it.
Today is a good day for action and prayer.
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.
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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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