MajestyJo |
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November 12, 2014
Our own story
Page 330
"When we honestly tell our own story, someone else may identify with us."
Basic Text p. 95
Many of us have heard truly captivating speakers at Narcotics Anonymous conventions. We remember the audience alternating between tears of identification and joyous hilarity. "Someday," we may think, "I'm going to be a main speaker at a convention, too."
Well, for many of us, that day has yet to arrive. Once in awhile we may be asked to speak at a meeting near where we live. We might speak at a small convention workshop. But after all this time, we're still not "hot" convention speakers-and that's okay. We've learned that we, too, have a special message to share, even if it's only at a local meeting with fifteen or twenty addicts in attendance.
Each of us has only our own story to tell; that's it. We can't tell anyone else's story. Every time we get up to speak, many of us find all the clever lines and funny stories seem to disappear from our minds. But we do have something to offer. We carry the message of hope-we can and do recover from our addiction. And that's enough.
Just for Today: I will remember that my honest story is what I share the best. Today, that's enough.
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As they say, if you stick around the rooms long enough, you will hear your story told. I heard my story told in AA and in CA, by an alcoholic and a heroin addict, a substance I never used, which showed me that it wasn't what we used, it was why we used and the journey we took to get to the doors of recovery, and the path we took to get clean and sober. It was so important for me to identify not compare.
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