Thursday, August 28, 2003
Day 1038
Equals
From "What is sponsorship?"
"Alcoholics Anonymous began with
sponsorship. When Bill W., only a few
months sober, was stricken with a powerful
urge to drink, this thought came to him:
'You need another alcoholic to talk to. You
need another alcoholic just as much as he
needs you!'
"He found Dr. Bob, who had been trying
desperately and unsuccessfully to stop
drinking, and out of their common need A.A.
was born. The word 'sponsor' was not used
then; the Twelve Steps had not been written;
but Bill carried the message to Dr. Bob,
who in turn safeguarded his own sobriety
by sponsoring countless other alcoholics.
"In A.A., sponsor and sponsored meet as
equals, just as Bill and Dr. Bob did."
c. 1983, Questions & Answers on Sponsorship
(A.A. Pamphlet P-15), page 7
From "What is sponsorship?"
"Alcoholics Anonymous began with
sponsorship. When Bill W., only a few
months sober, was stricken with a powerful
urge to drink, this thought came to him:
'You need another alcoholic to talk to. You
need another alcoholic just as much as he
needs you!'
"He found Dr. Bob, who had been trying
desperately and unsuccessfully to stop
drinking, and out of their common need A.A.
was born. The word 'sponsor' was not used
then; the Twelve Steps had not been written;
but Bill carried the message to Dr. Bob,
who in turn safeguarded his own sobriety
by sponsoring countless other alcoholics.
"In A.A., sponsor and sponsored meet as
equals, just as Bill and Dr. Bob did."
c. 1983, Questions & Answers on Sponsorship
(A.A. Pamphlet P-15), page 7
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