A sponsor is somene that we can call any time day and night. It helps to have an individual that can get to know you a little better. There are just something you do not want to share at a meeting. My sponsor is a valuable life source for me. Just because I am sober does not mean life has stopped. I now get the opportunity to learn how to cope when something comes up that I think I can not handle. My sponsor is one of my life lines.