Im with tomsteve on this one too.
Id whine 50 million times to my sponsor
and she suggested to me that I needed
to find something to do to get out of my
self centeredness.
She always suggested helpful things
for me to do and I always admired her
for her own sobriety and the many
steps she took to ensure her own
recovery was strong to live upon.
So I listened to her and took action
on her suggestions.
I watched her and followed her as
she set examples for me to follow
and I did. So I began baking many
awesome things for each of my
meetings I went to. In doing so I
began to get out of my selfish thinking
and place my thoughts on service
work and doing something useful
for others and my fellow friends
in recovery.
I had to take those baby steps in
early recovery each and everyday
in order to become the person I
am today living in graditude and
less selfish than I was yrs ago.
Im still learning tho and it is fun
and rewarding as my journey in
recovery continues,