Originally Posted by
Jeni26 
Is this really such a big deal if I just say no to the public speaking part? I trust my sponsor and have followed her lead in everything. But I just can't with this one.
I know of people that didn't even speak at meetings for several years when they first got to AA. One is now a big name speaker. Put it on your 6th step list of defects, give it to God and just wait and see what happens.