My eyes started welling up a bit when i read your posts this morning. The idea that so many of you are communicating directly to me, with my best interest in mind, and have useful, pertinent thoughts to share, is both heart warming and inspiring. Thank you, thank you.
I'm about to make the tough call to my previous sponsor. I think I'll speak from a perspective of looking for advice from him; I'm looking to give the program a wholehearted effort, and want his opinion as to whether he'd be a good candidate for sponsorship, or whether he thinks I should find someone new to try.
That may be a little too passive aggressive / not declaring what I want, but it's also a way for him to still be helpful, should he feel like rejecting me. I'll likely get his answering machine, so it probably won't matter. He's a cool guy. He's in that place where taking offense for someone else's actions just doesn't even happen to him anymore.