Lousy Driver, Great Sponsor
November 2025 | Early days of AA | Sponsorship

Lousy Driver, Great Sponsor

We arrive at AA not on the wings of success, but after pain outweighs denial. It’s suggested that we choose a sponsor who has what we want. In early sobriety, I wanted financial stability, so I sought a sponsor with a fancy car. Not surprisingly, this criterion did not result in me staying with this sponsor for very long. He became too busy with work to continue at the pace I wanted to work the Steps. 

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