My Sponsor Says…
Email us with something awesome your sponsor says or said that saved your life, or that inspired you when you had no hope. Send it to Baghead@BagheadSponsor.com Here’s the format:
“Insert Quote” – X years when they said it X years now. Nobody does that, tho, so just do whatever you want.
Here you go:
i said, “i have a degree from NYU you know!” my sponsor said, “thermometers
have degrees too. you know where they stick THAT sometimes!”
“Sobriety is not for p*ssies.” – about 4 yrs when she said it, 20 something years now
“You don’t know diddly squat about what God wants for you.” – 18 yrs
“You’re not crazy. You are NOT crazy- you just have a very bad case of alcoholism.” – 7 yrs when she said it, 24 yrs now
In the here and now, there is neither fear, nor is there doubt.
When in doubt, trust God (period!)
You are never alone when you have a higher power
Clean time doesn’t equal recovery
Stick with the winners
Chase your recovery like you chased your drugs
The answer is in the steps
Give back what was so freely given to you
You must be totally honest with me and tell me when you think I’m full of shit. But… once you tell me I’m full of shit, you have to do what I do that makes you think I’m full of shit! … Deal? (How did I ever fall for that?!)
You never have to use again
You only are as sick as your secrets
When I was about 6 mo sober I went to my sponsor (who had 30 years at the time) whining that everyone was taking my inventory and saying bad things about me… He said “Well David if you were taking your own inventory no one else would see the need to take yours now would they?…” Im 7 years sober now.
Re: self importance/ego…he said” oh yeah, well if you died today, sport, more people would be happy than sad…so until that changes do what I tell you”.
“I hear you were getting’ hookers”
Regarding childhood stuff…a sponsor said, “everybody gets creamed”
Row, row, row YOUR boat gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream. Quit rowing other people’s boats…your boat is sinking!
Stop telling people I’m your sponsor till we get to step 12
It does say that in the book- read it again tonight and see
I don’t care how you feel I care what you do
This is what Muriel told me once “Helen, your solutions are worse than your problems.” go figure!
Said to me at 5 months sober: “Why are you settling for the same life in AA that you settled for before you got here? Do you worship God or do you worship being comfortable?”
“keep calling people until the feeling goes away.” 3 months when my sponsor said this to me, now one week away from 3 years.
“You can’t save your a** and your face at the same time. Period.”
