Email from AA Grapevine, Inc.

September 2, 2026

“Today I have a clearer perspective on what my role as a sponsor is and isn’t. It is to stay sober, be available to listen, share my thoughts, pray for others, and let them live their own lives. It is not to ‘fix’ anyone, get them sober, make them happy, demand they conform, or make their decisions.”

Berlin, Conn., September 2004, From: “What a Sponsor Is and Is Not”, AA Grapevine

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