Sponsorship can mean so many things. To me it means a mentor, someone who can show you the ropes, so to speak. Someone who has been in similar situations and knows how you feel and has found a way of life that brings them peace and joy, and is willing to share how they found this way of life with you.
What a sponsor should not do, in my opinion, is demand anything!
A sponsor is someone who suggests, leads, and directs one on their spiritual path, in a general way. The exact path cannot be orchestrated by a sponsor...influenced, yes, but not planned out in detail.
"Don't make goals out of the spiritual path. A goal implies time, working toward something in the future. But the spiritual path is about discovering what you already are. You are the goal. Now come to understand what that means and live it." ~ Unknown author
What does sponsorship mean to you? Have you experienced sponsors who have dictated your daily decisions? How has this worked or not worked for you?
I agree with you and that is how I sponsor--not by demands but by suggestion. Al-Anon has a good statement about sponsorship that I find good.
ReplyDeleteI look on sponsorship as guiding someone through the steps, not teaching or being didactic but by helping them to move forward and doing my own work right along with them. I don't do well with people trying to control me so I am not a controlling type of sponsor.
Your article is very helpful thank you very much for sharing
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Thanks for the post, I will never forget my mentor and companions in Sober Living Community - Transcend Recovery Community in Los Angeles, California. They helped me get sober and also made me a better person.
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