Daily Reflection

JULY 24
HELPING OTHERS
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our
constant thought of others and how we may help meet their
needs.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20
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. 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.