icecream pete

Went to my AA meeting last night and plucked up courage to ask someone to be my sponsor and he said he would, relief. I am not good at rejection or criticism or asking for help, so this was a big jump for me. In the second half of the meeting I made my first share and was honest about being back on day 2. I got a load of support. Not really sure what happens next, but going to meet my sponsor for coffee and take it from there.

Thanks for all your help and advice, I am getting there....slowly!

Pete

Chy

Way to go! Your doing great! Congrats!

Time2Surrender

Thats great news Pete.Hang in there.

2dayzmuse

Great job Pete, you're on your way now.

Music

I heard a great discription of a sponsor the other night at a meeting. If I were taking a trip to Italy, France....NOT!!, wouldn't it be nice to have someone there to meet with, get to know and who would act as my interpreter, guide, and historian? When I heard this I thought, "now as intelligent as I am.. :tongue3:, why couldn't I have come up with that?" Ya know why?? 'Cause I'm just not that smart. I needed to hear it at an AA meeting so I'd realize that most of the important things I've learned in sobriety, I've picked up at an AA meeting....THAT'S WHY!!

Phinneas

I really like that, music. And you know what? I ain't that smart neither!

My sponsor is such a gift. She often times is the only voice of reason in my insane inner dialogue. I now have someone to be accountable to. I now have a guide to help me navigate these uncharted, by me, paths to clean and sober living. Heck, when I admitted that I don't know how to do it myself, I was free to finally listen and learn. Whew. What a relief!

Good for you, pete. It's amazing the things we get when we can just ask.

hugs,

jojo

1Marty

Hey Pete.Glad to hear the good news! I can relate. I also take rejection realy bad. I don't think I actually asked my sponsor to be my sponsor. We just started hanging out, talking the program, and then he started to lead me through the steps.