My sponser told me this little gem the other day.
You know what the three answers to your prayers can be?
Yes.
Yes but not now.
No because there is something better in store for you.
I am liking my new sponsor!
Stay sober, have fun and enjoy this day.
I like that,one of my memorable sayings my sponsor shares often is that
there is nobody that is to stupid for this program ,though there are a few of us that are to smart.
That is another new one on me Kelly and it certainly does ring true.
Don’t forget that your sponsor is a frail human being that is sharing cute sayings that he has heard along the way. If het takes credit for your success then he is responsible for your failure.
I have come to understand that we are all frail. As for my sponsor just sharing cute sayings and taking credit for my success, this just doesn’t happen.
It is possible to believe the saying here is cute but my sponsor shared it because it has a ring of truth that he finds fits with what he has found in his experiences in his life. If my sponsor simply passed along cute sayings, did not mean them and was not living in a way that was consistent with what he was telling me then he would not be my sponsor.
The same goes for claiming credit for my success or failure. My sponsor has a level of humility that I find very helpful. It is not in his nature to go around making silly claims like he is responsible for how his pigeons succeed or fail.
two more comments I have heard sponsors say
1- expect that good things are going to happen
2- as we grow sober we learn to be good to ourselves
1. is the exact opposite of how I lived when I was drinking
2. has proven to be true in my life