Hello Me
As I attend meetings, and follow a few suggestions about getting involved,with a home group i found what i thought was " The Perfect Sercive Postion" for myself I realized I was right. I took on the role of GSR. ( group service rep.) It tought me a little acountability and alot of patients. It also tought me how to aply the priciples of the program in a seting that if i messed up i was able to be helped rather than judged.
As I sit in the meetings I find myself identifing With the new comers. When I came into the rooms of Narcotics Anonymus and sharded where i was at someone with more time shared about going thru the same thing and heres the kicker they shared how they did it and got to the other side with out useing. Today I identiy with newcomers share that i was there and heres how i got thru it.
When i first came around they said get numbers and dial them dont file them. I found calling ppl vary hard when i wanted to do what i knew to get out of myself. i shared about it. Some one suggested I call someone when something good happens and share about it. I looked at it as a right to brag about the good things this new way of life was giveing me. Then one day that so called "Pink Cloud"; came crashing down, And out of habit i called someone when i didnt like what was going on around me. They talked to me till i was ok again. Today as I give out my number and answer the call of im going thru this and i need help calls, I share with them till they are comfortable again. Then a few Months go by and i see the one who called picking up clean time.
So To the New Comer, and the old timer The importance of getting involved has allowed me to grow into someone who would waste the 20 mins it took for me to wright this to say this.
We cant keep what we have unless we give it away. As you see there are many ways to get involved. After all part of the change that i found required was getting out of myself and helping others. And I also want to thank the 5% of the members around the world that getting involved
