I too find it makes me feel good to be there for others. Helping somebody gets me outside of myself and my own problems. It also gives me new insight into myself and my own issues.

Funny story…well kinda funny. One time I was delivery food to the homeless shelter. I was ill and when I got back to my car I vomited. One of the men from the shelter said, “don’t feel bad, I’ve had days like that. What you need is a drink.” He offered me a drink out of his bottle. My friend, who is kinda like my sponsor, said only me could be doing volunteer work to stay sober and get offered a drink. Plus, it had been ages since a guy had offered me a drink. I guess it was kinda funny because of the situation and where I was at—it just made me smile a little. Really, it was touching that the guy would offer me a drink—he had next to nothing—who knows what it took for him to gather enough money to buy his bottle. In some ways it was very giving of him—he was trying to help me.