If you haven’t found a permanent Twelve Step sponsor yet who fits your needs, make it a priority to find one. If you are having trouble choosing a sponsor, make sure you still have a temporary sponsor until you find someone permanent. It will take time to develop a deep, trusting relationship with your sponsor, but once you find someone who’s right, it will make all the difference.
When looking for a sponsor, choose someone whom you admire, is your same gender, and has at least one year of continuous recovery and has a good understanding of all the Twelve Steps.
Action for the Day
Write down the names of three possible sponsors in your recovery group. Pay close attention to these three people. How does each interact during meetings? With whom could you relate most closely? Who offers wise counsel and listens attentively?
Thought for the Day
“I pray that my sponsor will help to guide me one day at a time. I pray that for each day, I will find the wisdom and strength that I need.”
