Just Be

I go to a fantastic A.A. meeting on most evenings. I've long known that it's a great meeting, that it has a spirit I can really connect with, and that my serenity level has gone way up since attending it. I think I may have finally realized why I like the meeting so much, and why I haven't been able to hit the nail on the head up until now. The thing that really struck me tonight was how gentle and unassuming almost everyone in the group is. They are friendly, happy to be there, and have nothing to prove. It's great to be part of that, liberating even. Needing to be the head honcho and needing others to recognize my superiority :) has always been part of me, and I have tended, as is natural I suppose, to pay attention to people who act the same way. As a result I missed the other 90% of the people that were actually helping me! Intellectually, I realized that helping others without hope of reward or benefit was correct, but it's a bit jolting to realize that there are a lot of people already doing it. Of course, I say there's no hope of reward or benefit, but in actual fact everyone is helped by this common gentle attitude of openess and helpfulness. Truly amazing.