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Informationen zum Autor Joan Larkin is the author of three collections of poetry ( Housework, A Long Second, Cold River ) and a prize-winning play ( The Living ). She has edited several anthologies and co-translated Sor Juana's Love Poems . A teacher for many years, she has served on the faculties of Goddard, Brooklyn, and Sarah Lawrence colleges. Klappentext Written as conversations between sponsor and sponsee, these daily meditations explore the concerns, dilemmas, and struggles involved every day in recovery. Provides insights for sponsors on mutual trust, compassion, and what is important in recovery. Zusammenfassung Answer follows question as day follows day in this beautifully written book of meditations designed to be shared by sponsor and sponsee through a year of recovery. Reflecting the developing sponsorship relationship! these daily meditations take the form of a thoughtful! down-to-earth exchange! suggesting the give-and-take of conversations between two recovering people. Day by day! If You Want What We Have takes up the practical and spiritual questions that arise in early recovery. In its honesty! clarity! depth! and direction! the "conversation" will serve as a trusty companion from fear and resistance to faith and commitment. Helpful for newcomers to any type of recovery: Alcohol or other drugs! gambling! overeating! etc.
