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I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier.

Fairly recently I told a little happier story about the sponsorship aspect of the

Alcoholics Anonymous program. Along those lines I can't stop thinking about a story about sponsorship that I heard recently.

I'll change the names but this is a true story.

For background one feature of AA is that a person entering the group may ask someone to be their sponsor.

Here's how AA materials describe that relationship.

An alcoholic who has made some progress in the recovery program shares that experience on a continuous

individual basis with another alcoholic who is attempting to attain or maintain sobriety through AA.

To the question, how does sponsorship help the sponsor?

The materials note, sponsorship strengthens the older member sobriety.

The act of sharing sobriety makes it easier for a member to live without alcohol.

By helping others, alcoholics find that they help themselves. Sponsorship also offers the satisfaction

that comes from assuming responsibility for someone other than oneself.

This is the story I heard.

Peter had been a long time active member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

His sponsor was a man named Jim, and the two spoke to each other every day.

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