One of the most effective Practical Tools is HUMOR.

The difference between your sponsor and a therapist

1. Your sponsor isn’t all that interested in the reasons you acted out.

2. Your therapist thinks your root problem is your lack of self-esteem, negative self-image and your poor self-concept. Your sponsor thinks your problem is a three-letter word: You.

3. Your therapist wants you to pamper your inner child. Your sponsor thinks it ought to be tutored.

4. Your sponsor thinks your inventory should be about you, not your parents.

5. Speaking of your parents, your sponsor tells you to not confront them, but make amends to them.

6. The only time your sponsor uses the word “closure” is before the word “mouth.”

7. Your therapist wants you to love yourself first; your sponsor wants you to love others first.

8. Now that you haven’t acted out in 6 months, your therapist thinks you should make a list of your goals and objectives for the next five years, starting with finishing up that college degree. Your sponsor thinks you should start today by cleaning the coffeepots and helping him carry a box of literature to the jail. Oh yeah … and making your bed.