“When we see a man sinking into the mire that is alcoholism, we give…

“When we see a man sinking into the mire that is alcoholism, we give him first aid and place what we have at his disposal. For his sake, we do recount and almost relive the horrors of our past. But those of us who have tried to shoulder the entire burden and trouble of others find we are soon overcome by them.” Page 132 — I was so excited when I began to see I could carry the message to others, that I could see them recover, that I could see the lights come on, that I took the idea of service to extremes and tried saving the world. But as this passage cautions, I “tried to shoulder the entire burden of others,” and I was “soon overcome by them.” Once I realized my codependent behavior, that i was doing more work to help than they were willing to do themselves, I was able to escape. I can help only those people willing to change and the form of my help is carrying our message of recovery.

Help one; save two. Happy Tuesday!