My sponsor needs ME....
Pink Cloud Dweller
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 19
My sponsor needs ME....
I have heard so many time how the sponsee in helping the sponsor just as much as they help us.
I've been needing a new sponsor for a while (since I've been back), not that my current guy isn't here for me day or night 23/7, but we have been stuck in a rut and stepwork has been very slow and un-structured. My point is that I have had it in mind for the last few weeks to start working with someone else. Well, just the other night I'm at my young people meeting and I was happy to see my original sponsor who I asked to take me on about 2 years ago. We stopped working together when I lost my willingness to call everyday and when I went back out I never got back with him, feeling guilty and ashamed I found a new guy to work with (who I call my sponsor today).
Based upon what he shared it became evident that he was feeling somwhat complacent in his program, and hasn't been hitting meetings as much as he thinks he needs to. All at once, I knew he needed me, and after the meeting I asked him if he had the room on his plate to take me on again. He was happy to. More than before I want to take his suggestions, call him everyday no excuses, and pick up where we left off. What a great feeling I get when I see these seemingly odd things happen in the fellowship.
IS IT ODD? OR IS IT GOD?
Aaron
I've been needing a new sponsor for a while (since I've been back), not that my current guy isn't here for me day or night 23/7, but we have been stuck in a rut and stepwork has been very slow and un-structured. My point is that I have had it in mind for the last few weeks to start working with someone else. Well, just the other night I'm at my young people meeting and I was happy to see my original sponsor who I asked to take me on about 2 years ago. We stopped working together when I lost my willingness to call everyday and when I went back out I never got back with him, feeling guilty and ashamed I found a new guy to work with (who I call my sponsor today).
Based upon what he shared it became evident that he was feeling somwhat complacent in his program, and hasn't been hitting meetings as much as he thinks he needs to. All at once, I knew he needed me, and after the meeting I asked him if he had the room on his plate to take me on again. He was happy to. More than before I want to take his suggestions, call him everyday no excuses, and pick up where we left off. What a great feeling I get when I see these seemingly odd things happen in the fellowship.
IS IT ODD? OR IS IT GOD?
Aaron
doing the inside job
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: planet happy
Posts: 542
One of my sponsors told me that a long time ago.
But not in a millions years could I imagine this would occur.
It's a real miracle when one of my sponsee
just happened to see me at a lundry mat after I relaps after 11 years.
I was trying to do it on my own and strugling.
He helped me a lot just by being there and never judged me.
Whats even more of a trip is that he can relate to the problems
I was having alomst to the key. Almost everything that comes
out of his mouth is like me.
He even gave me his phone number and ask me to call him everyday.lol
He even comes by my place to check up on me every so often.
As a matter of fact, he took me to a meeting last night.
Futher more, I'm giving rides to meetings to one of his sponsee.
He reminds me of myself when a first got into recovery.
The challenge he's facing is almost identicle to what I faced.
We too share semilar challenges in other areas.
I'm even learnding new tools or suggestions from him.
Recovery is a trip
My sponsee is one of my greatest friend I've had ever had.
I think of him as a brother I never had.
For some reasons he understands me.lol
But not in a millions years could I imagine this would occur.
It's a real miracle when one of my sponsee
just happened to see me at a lundry mat after I relaps after 11 years.
I was trying to do it on my own and strugling.
He helped me a lot just by being there and never judged me.
Whats even more of a trip is that he can relate to the problems
I was having alomst to the key. Almost everything that comes
out of his mouth is like me.
He even gave me his phone number and ask me to call him everyday.lol
He even comes by my place to check up on me every so often.
As a matter of fact, he took me to a meeting last night.
Futher more, I'm giving rides to meetings to one of his sponsee.
He reminds me of myself when a first got into recovery.
The challenge he's facing is almost identicle to what I faced.
We too share semilar challenges in other areas.
I'm even learnding new tools or suggestions from him.
Recovery is a trip
My sponsee is one of my greatest friend I've had ever had.
I think of him as a brother I never had.
For some reasons he understands me.lol
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