Connection is the opposite of addiction.
Looking back at struggles I had early in recovery I think about how simple the solutions could have been. The tools were freely given to me, but I struggled using them.
I can stare at my phone all day long looking at Facebook, why is it so difficult to call someone from my phone list?
Today I'll reach out to a newcomer knowing that connection can change the coarse of someone's harmful thinking including my own.
“Working with others is only the beginning of service work.”
Basic Text, p. 59
Just for today: I will take part in the development of group conscience. I will remember that the world won’t end just because I don’t get my way. I will think about our primary purpose in all my service efforts. I will reach out to a newcomer.