Those of us who live in one day at a time recovery believe we serve others, or shall we say share the realities of recovery with others, in order that they might reap the benefits of our service, and perhaps live reasonable, and happy lives. We who serve others in such a way are in all reality servants to those who are seeking recovery. Such service might be considered a humble endeavor. When we were young in recovery we believed we would become teachers like those who we might have considered ourselves to be learning from. The experience we acquired became lessons for ourselves and when we became humble enough to share our experiences in recovery with others we discovered it was not we who became teachers but it was our one day at a time living and a whole hodgepodge of learned knowledge that became the teacher. We realized that while being in service to others we were actually gaining what little control we could have over our lives. It was then that we learned that being of service to others was a far greater service to ourselves than it was to anyone else. We have discovered the paradox of service. It is an absolute truth. It is also a gift. Peace.
