Today's recovery tip is titled: Sponsor. The ideal sponsor is someone who is 5 to 10 years insobriety and still goes to meetings and still uses their sponsor. It's important that our sponsor has done the 12 steps, in order to guide us through the 12 steps (even if we already did the steps in the treatment program or are not). Trust your instincts, when looking for a sponsor. We do not want to pick a sponsor who seems like a great best friend. We've all gotten drunk and wasted with great best friends. Scope the rooms for that person who has the sobriety that you want. Take a big gulp, step right up and ask "Uh, Will you be my sponsor?". Remember, don't confuse sponsor with support team and buddies from rehab. We need a sponsor who has done the steps and is sober 5 to 10 years and still goes to meetings and uses a sponsor. These are what the old-timers used as a formula for finding sponsors and they did it pretty well!