tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post5433221357800690903..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: More on sponsoringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-50200478487534015832008-06-22T21:32:00.000-04:002008-06-22T21:32:00.000-04:00I think I need your help in my search. E-me. Coffe...I think I need your help in my search. E-me. Coffee and talk might help me get on the right path.Uncle Zolofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563053099312138207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-39585681467293234182008-06-16T08:27:00.000-04:002008-06-16T08:27:00.000-04:00Dear Syd,I had tears of gratitude when I saw this ...Dear Syd,<BR/><BR/>I had tears of gratitude when I saw this post. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.FrannyGlasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018743282833414725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-50934999547624052402008-06-15T05:08:00.000-04:002008-06-15T05:08:00.000-04:00quite a responsibility, yet priviledge, all at the...quite a responsibility, yet priviledge, all at the same time.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-49914275535863787702008-06-15T00:21:00.000-04:002008-06-15T00:21:00.000-04:00My first sponsor used to say "If your sponsor isn'...My first sponsor used to say "If your sponsor isn't annoying you, he or she isn't doing their job!"<BR/><BR/>For those of us who are stubborn, and can be slow learners as a result of our intractability, it's vital to have a sponsor who will challenge us. When I came into Al-Anon, I was the sort of person who carried a massive load of resentment and self-pity. I could take umbrage at the smallest perceived slight, and would justify my own bad behaviour in service to my indignation.<BR/><BR/>I needed a sponsor who could "read" me, and who would firmly walk me through the process to arrive at the place I didn't want to be - the place where my own choices, and my own actions, caused so much of my misery.<BR/><BR/>For some of us, a loving but tough sponsor is a gift from God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-40642587646625421002008-06-14T10:16:00.000-04:002008-06-14T10:16:00.000-04:00you have a wonderful gift of breaking down the "li...you have a wonderful gift of breaking down the "lingo" of Al-A, making it almost poetic.Thank you for this post.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-20580595966168324382008-06-14T08:56:00.000-04:002008-06-14T08:56:00.000-04:00Dear Syd,Wow! What a powerful post. Brought back...Dear Syd,<BR/><BR/>Wow! What a powerful post. Brought back memories of my early days in the Al-Anon fellowship, when I heard from a long-timer, "it is not necessary to LIKE your sponsor; it is more important that you RESPECT your sponsor!" It took a few meetings for me to understand that these special people were serious about their service in giving away what they had worked so hard to achieve in recovery for themselves from the effects of the disease of alcoholism by working the 12 steps and traditions and in learning how to live within these concepts to re-gain their sanity! And, that, my friend, is the secret to serenity! In short, "in order to keep it, you must give it away!"<BR/>Love, Anonymous #1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com