How often do I venture outside self interest?

Tom Ehrich, in his daily "On a Journey" email, often makes me ask myself questions. This is the passage that made me think today.
"The reality, of course, is that any time people gather to deal with life, especially suffering and unfairness, the context is profoundly religious and political. This is where God will be found, "working the crowd" of victims and mercy-givers, helping people to connect despite a world bent on division, helping God's beloved to see the holiness of life and to venture outside self-interest."
Good question for me today. Where is my self interest, and how far outside of that boundary will I dare to go today to realize the holiness of life around me?