Viv...hope you don't mind my 2 cents worth...
As you probably know I "do" AA and 12 steps in a godless manner....but i started in the program and with trying to be sober in 85 and my expereince is that the sponsorship that helped me the most in my recovery was the woman who i asked to be my sponsor and it ended up we were friends. It's like i didn't think i deserved a friend, but i could ask someone to be my sponsor...
ok and this probably doesn't belong here, but i'm struggling a little with sorting things out cause my sponsor in AA wants me to sponsor people, and i don't feel i can do that in the context of what sponsorship means in this area at this particular time...what i can do is be a suportive person and sometimes a supportive friend to others in recovery...thats really all I feel I need to be.
Anyhow...you made me think...thx viv (hug)