Sponsorship

Heard in a Sponsorship Workshop

  • Doing Al-Anon without a sponsor is like going to the swimming pool and watching other people swim.
  • Sponsorship is not a lifetime commitment. Letting go is not a sign of failure
  • The sponsor holds the flashlight while the sponsee does the digging.
  • I give spiritual consent to my sponsor, so if s/he suggests something, I will do it.
  • When my sponsee calls, it is like free money.
  • Anonymity: I do not share who my sponsor is, because that would set them on a pedestal.
  • Having multiple sponsees helps keep the sponsor from obsessing on one of them.