Just for today, I will have an open mind. I heard a speaker last night who was humorous and entertaining, but I heard a few words at the end of his story about how he got 45 years without a drink. He described his journey through his disease but didn't tell us about his journey in recovery. I thought of the 5th Tradition and was disappointed. That was me, and although he had a great tale to tell, it wasn't what I go for a meeting for.
It is one of the reasons that I had to stay away from speaker meetings in early recovery. It was so easy to close someone out if you didn't like what you heard, but when I went to a discussion group, I couldn't shut everyone out.
