Learned burn out the hard way. I was so busy doing service and didn`t take the time to fill myself up and found myself operating on fumes. I had commitments to several events, so I ended up going out of town, to a meeting with a lady who volunteered with me at the jail. I could sit back, be anonymous and be there for me.
One of my filling up stations was the Autumn Leaf Round Up a weekend conference in AA. When I got there, my body and soul just soaked everything up like a sponge.
How can I have anything to give, if I give it all to others, with no time for nurturing and dealing with my own issues. It is good to do service. I need to be of service to myself and work and apply the steps to my life.
