What an excellent article, really hit home and stirred up a lot of old feelings and memories. First off, I'm so happy to have found another recovering alcoholic here on Steemit. The strength it takes to quit, and the vulnerability in sharing your past really has me feeling a lot of respect for you.

You really held nothing back! How long have you been dry for?

I loved the part where you said you first went to AA because you wanted to help others and then realized WTF after, that you couldn't even help yourself yet. That's pretty authentic.

Our selfish lives. Our selfish choices. Bang on. I resonate so much with the me me me thing. I cringe at my earlier life and how much I just wanted to please myself, not a thought at all of others. When I quit 10 years ago, it wasn't long after that I started really thinking and caring about others. And now it's just a natural way of BEing. It was like quitting was the catalyst, it took the fog out of my eyes and my mind, and I knew I had some serious karma to "pay back".

Congrats on your journey. You don't have no life, and it's cool that you recognize that. The me me me life, isn't a life. It's the path to hell. Yeah, life may be a little "boring" now at times, yet you are such an amazing Father and Husband, and Human Being. That's The LIFE! <3 <3 <3 Hugs!!