A potential sponsor is a recovered alcoholic (not a hard drinker) who has discovered the "common solution" presented in the Big Book, the one upon which we recovered alcoholics can absolutely agree and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action (See page 17).

Upon meeting a "newcomer" - a real alcoholic who has not yet taken the steps that produce a spiritual awakening that removes the obsession to drink - the sponsor, a recovered alcoholic who has

1. Taken the steps and
2. Had a spiritual awakening, and
3. Is willing to take the time and effort to take the action required of a sponsor, will

• Help the newcomer understand the Program of Recovery,
• Guide the newcomer through the steps, and
• Then "walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress" with the newcomer.

If the sponsor persists, "remarkable things will happen" to both the sponsor and the newcomer. "When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned. Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!" (Page 100)

Try it. You'll like it.