Sometimes my friend Jimmy is the person I lean on for the voice of reason mainly because he is no nonsense with a heart of gold. He usually gives me the usual AA dogma but it never is condescending. He doesn’t try to fix things only lets me see what an objective person would see that is not emotionally invested in neither the outcome nor the people, places and things of life’s situations.
I have never had luck with sponsors but a friend like Jim is nearly indispensable because when I call he is never far away and he always makes me smile and gives me focus when my lens is fogged. I like to think he needs me as well because when I call I get him out of him and AA has taught me that when we help someone else our own problems seem to shrink to manageable expectations and the outcomes are never as fearful as we had imagined. Do you have a friend like Jimmy? I am glad I do.
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Yes I do. I am very lucky I have more than one friend that loves me unconditionally. However, I am sometimes not sure whether they have a vested interest in their advise or counsel.
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