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She told me she had always blamed me for her son's addiction but realized that he had always had those addict traits and it wasn't my fault. She said she was happy that something good came about from his death. We then went into the basement, and she gave me a picture and we told stories about my friend, her son. We laughed and cried and hugged. It was an incredible healing experience. As we were saying our goodbyes, she told me, " Before you go, be sure and visit The Point, because that's where we spread his ashes." I cried again because I realized that I had just had what was the first of many spiritual awakenings in the program of Narcotics Anonymous.
Today my life is a gift. I'm coming up on twenty years clean. I've been married for fifteen years and have another wonderful son. I met my German birth mother ten years ago and now have a family of blood relatives. My heart has been awakened and I have learned how to love and be loved. I have been working in treatment for over eighteen years, and I've written books for African Americans.
I just returned from the NA 31st World Convention in Hawaii where I was reminded of how this program is changing the world one addict at a time.
Thanks, NA, from the bottom of my heart.
