tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post5592179369298215028..comments2023-10-10T03:04:15.570-07:00Comments on Grace was Calling and I Didn't Pick up: Ready and WillingKathy M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17266701533758183054noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-86175961217997851002010-02-04T03:32:23.590-08:002010-02-04T03:32:23.590-08:00Kathy you have already been a tremendous blessing ...Kathy you have already been a tremendous blessing for me thank you. I will let you know what I am doing about finding a meeting.<br />xoxoVICKI IN AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280804639839673447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-59289274003600247252010-02-03T18:03:36.972-08:002010-02-03T18:03:36.972-08:00Your sponsee is blessed to have you, and you her! ...Your sponsee is blessed to have you, and you her! This was also a good reminder to me about "expectations"Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-92119234636126485032010-02-03T14:15:37.293-08:002010-02-03T14:15:37.293-08:00I think that the steps are a great foundation for ...I think that the steps are a great foundation for sponsoring. Although I came into program through a step group, it wasn't until later that I met my one and only sponsor who was a service gal but not particularly a step gal. To me, it made sense that we combined different facets. But when I had my one and only sponsee it did not occur to me to structure it around the steps & she did not voice the desire. I can accept that there are no mistakes in God's world but also feel that it was a missed opportunity for myself as well as her. Hugs!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238104201320280408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-79064948353777411202010-02-03T13:07:09.334-08:002010-02-03T13:07:09.334-08:00It is wonderful... you are getting so much out of ...It is wonderful... you are getting so much out of it, and that is great to see. I think it has to be that way. If you are only doing it for the other person, that's a pretty codependent attitude!<br /><br />Somehow, your sponsee reminded me of me, and so I feel I have to share this with you:<br />I am on the fourth step. <br />I've BEEN on the fourth step.<br />I was perfect, at the start. I did everything she asked in less time than expected. I put a lot of thought and journaling into each reading and each assignment and really did well with the first three steps. <br />My sponsor was so pleased with me. She praised me and said she wished all her sponsees were as good as I was. <br />Unfortunately, I have been having a lot more trouble with the fourth step. <br />It's less concrete than the first three steps, in a way. It is more about my perceptions of things that have happened in my life and less about something I can read, understand and just "get". <br />I couldn't find a way to do the fourth step perfectly... and so I have been unable to do it.<br /><br />It took me a long time (months) to understand why I couldn't get going on the fourth step. I spent days beating myself up and went weeks without calling my sponsor at all. <br /><br />I finally understood that this is not something I can do perfectly. It just isn't! Not only that, it doesn't have to be THE fourth step, it can be A fourth step. I can go back and do another, later, to get what I don't get now.<br /><br />I have no idea if this will be helpful to you, but it felt related...<br />I am doing my fifth step next wednesday, and I'm finally, almost ready.Shenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-28413844424256324202010-02-03T13:05:06.753-08:002010-02-03T13:05:06.753-08:00I'm reading this with anticipation, someday I ...I'm reading this with anticipation, someday I will sponsor someone. You are writing about a very positive experience!Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-64096188330612569662010-02-03T12:59:25.180-08:002010-02-03T12:59:25.180-08:00You say "I want to stay open and humble and t...You say "I want to stay open and humble and teachable myself so I can be the best sponsor I am capable of being today." The fact that you are open to learning from your sponsee and not set in concrete that you are the knowledgeable one or experienced one is a blessing indeed for your sponsee and for you.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-45487558753254186882010-02-03T09:40:50.222-08:002010-02-03T09:40:50.222-08:00Kathy, this is wonderfully beautiful. There are s...Kathy, this is wonderfully beautiful. There are so many things awaiting you in your new venture. Blessings.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-36517669256026224602010-02-03T07:07:28.499-08:002010-02-03T07:07:28.499-08:00What a blessing...always good to find a sponsee wh...What a blessing...always good to find a sponsee who really wants this stuff, isn't it, and is willing.<br /><br /> You'll be amazed before you are halfway through..the rewards of this life of ours are wonderful.<br /><br />AnnieAkanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513632434353119491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-68138084740284916722010-02-03T06:54:30.421-08:002010-02-03T06:54:30.421-08:00You sound like you have a wonderful tender grip on...You sound like you have a wonderful tender grip on being a sponsor. :) She is blessed with you.Ms Hen'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844440761689489376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-5019575622914731972010-02-03T06:38:01.671-08:002010-02-03T06:38:01.671-08:00Kathy,
For me when God allows me to see another pe...Kathy,<br />For me when God allows me to see another person on the road to freedom. When He uses "me". It is the best. Thanks for sharing.<br />TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2795313202070429109.post-35747444988290406632010-02-03T06:11:54.893-08:002010-02-03T06:11:54.893-08:00That sounds like an exciting moment in your journe...That sounds like an exciting moment in your journey. I like how you are approaching it with openness and anticipation.Garnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734142123169684500noreply@blogger.com