Yesterday morning I texted my sponsee "I just woke up, won't be at the meeting. How about tomorrow?" About an hour later I got this text "ha ha, I overslept too. See you tomorrow." So I have to be there.
I thank God for the two women I am sponsoring right now. I dearly love both of them, and somehow know the feeling is quite mutual. My ex-husband used to say there were two kinds of people in this world - Drainers, and Sustainers. I have had my fill of drainers. These women are both sustainers. Somehow, even when a person is at their nadir of despair, there is a difference between the two.
I better get going.
Shall we try staying sober for another 24º?
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Ah ha-there is my problem. Both of my new sponsees are drainers. Can I tell them to stop ya think?
I wouldn't have it any other way.
Drainers and Sustainers. I like that. I'm going to tuck it in my brain next to something a friend of mine told me once. There are people you never complain or explain to.
What an interesting thought: Drainers and Sustainers...and "at their nadir of despair", there is somehow still a difference.
At this time I have no Drainers. I am full of joy whenever I see/hear/think about, my sponsorees, they help sustain me!
hmmm, let's see - "To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easyalternatives to face."
I'll have to think about that some...
Drainers and sustainers.
I like that.
I'll try to be the latter today.
Drainers and sustainers. That make so much sense. I'm glad you got ahold of a couple of sustainers this time.
The real miracle among so many other miracles in Alcoholics Anonymous is when a "drainer" BECOMES a "sustainer".
i like that 'drainers and sustainers'. i had never heard that before but you are right about that - it makes total sense. i gotta work on not being the drainer...
I have one drainer right now. The other three are strainers. I'm glad for all of them. They teach me something every meeting.
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