November 12
Our Own Story
"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&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.

pg. 330

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