This is an interesting topic for me as I was semi pushed towards general service. I was not attracted to it. As GSR, I did not attend a pre-conference, report back, or pre-assembly. I was actually only GSR for 6 months. I showed up online and on time to my district’s business meeting. I had no desire to be the GSR let alone continue a journey in general service until I had an inspiration at one of the district business meetings. I, out of nowhere, asked someone to be my service sponsor. It was our DCM at the time. He, in turn, said to me that I should make myself available to be our districts next DCM. Well, that freaked me out. Looking back, I see the hand of my higher power woven into the fabric of my general service story. I had INSPIRATION outside of myself. I didn’t start to feel attracted to general service until my first quarterly as a DCM. The attraction sure did come as part of watching all those who’d been in general service had assembled quite the team of trusted servants and service mentors around them. And mostly what I could see was love. That was attractive to me. The laughter (Rule 62) and the love of AA are two of the things that hold sway over me. It’s so powerful. Having fulfilled my required time as DCM I was hopeful in continuing as an area trusted servant. I crave the fellowship as I now know it. I crave the “host of friends”. So, what started as inspiration became attraction and now, I am hopefully behaving in a way that will attract. The beautiful cycle continues.
