I saw you there online after being away for quite some time! Happy Sober Day, Lady :) I hope you'll return & share some of your lovely Experience, Strength & Hope with us Regulers & Newcomers. Know You're Loved ~ In Fellowship, Danielle x
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12....i can't .........he can..........i think i'll let him (steps 1,2,3)
13....if it works.........don't fix it
14....keep coming back..........it works if you work it
15....stick with the winners
16....keep right size
17....sobriety is a journey ..........not a destination
18....faith without works is dead
19....poor me.....poor me............pour me another drink
20....to thine own self be true
21....I came;I came to;I came to believe (steps 1,2,3)
22....live in the NOW
23....if god seems far away, who moved ?
24....turn it over
25....aa=altered attitudes
26....nothing is so bad, a drink won't make it worse
27....we are only as sick as our secrets
28....there are no coincidences in aa
29....be part of the solution,not the problem
30....sponsors: have one-----use one-----be one
31....I can't handle it god; you take over
32....keep an open mind
33....it works -------it really does ! (page 88,line 8 in the big book)
34....willingness is the key
35....more will be revealed
36....you will intuitively know 37....you will be amazed
38....no pain.........no gain
39....go for it
40....keep the plug in the jug
41....do it sober
42....let it begin with me
43....just for today
44....sober `n` crazy
45....pass it on
46....it's in the book
47....you either is-------or you ain't
48....before you say: i can't ............say i'll try
49....don't quit 5 minutes before the miracle happens
50....some of us our sicker than others
51....we're all here because we're not all there
52....alcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer
53....practice an attitude of gratitude
54....the road to sobriety is a simple journey for ....confused people with a complicated disease
56....another friend of bill w.'s
57....god is never late
58....have a good day unless of course u have made other plans
59....decisions aren't forever
60....it takes time
61....90 meetings in 90 days.........90/90
62....you are no longer alone
63....where you go .......there you are
64....don't drink,read the big book,and go to meetings
65....use the 24-hour plan
66....make use of the telephone therapy
67....stay sober for yourself
68....look for similarities rather than differences
69....remember your last drunk
70....remember that alcoholism is ....incurable,progressive, and fatal
72....try not place conditions on your sobriety
73....when all else fails, follow directions
74....count your blessings
75....share your happiness
76....respect the anonymity of others
77....share your pain
78....let go of old ideas
79....try to replace guilt with gratitude
80....what goes around, comes around
81....change is a process, not an event
82....take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth
83....call your sponsor before, not after, you take the first drink
84....sick and tired of being sick and tired
85....it's the first drink that gets you drunk
86....to keep it, you have to give it away
87....man's extremity is god's opportunity
88....the price for serenity and sanity is self-sacrifice
89....one alcoholic talking to another...........one equals one
90....take what you can use and leave the rest
91....what if........
92....yeah but.........
93....if only.........
94....help is only a phone call away
95....around aa or in aa ?
96....you can't give away what you don't have
97....one drink is too many and thousand not enough
98....keep coming back---kcb
99....anger is but one letter away from danger
100....courage to change
101....easy does it, but do it
102....bring the body and the mind will follow
103....accept your admission
104....remember when............
105....dry and tighten up (financially)
106....we AAs are 'gifted' people
107....there are 12 steps in the ladder of complete sobriety
108....fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed
109....before engaging your mouth,put your mind in gear!
110....i want what i want when i want it
111....there is no chemical solution to a spiritual problem
112....aa is not something you join,it's a way of life
113....we can be positive that our drinking was negative
114....spirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves
115....faith is spelled ...............a-c-t-i-o-n
116....backsliding begins when knee-bending stops
117....if i think,i won't drink. if i drink,i can't think
118....bend your knees before you bend your elbow
119....the first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit them
120....formula for failure: try to please everyone
121....sorrow is looking back,worry is looking around
122....willpower= our will-ingness to use a higher power
123....aa is an education without graduation
124....when your head begins to swell your mind stops growing
125....a journey of a 1,000 miles begins with the first step
126....god=good orderly direction
127....be as enthusiastic about aa as you were about your drinking
128....you received without cost,now give without charge
129....humility is our acceptance of ourselves
130....trying to pray is praying
131....get it ---give it---grow in it
132....faith is not belief without proof but trust without reservation
133....we're responsible for the effort not the outcome
134....this is a selfish program
135....ego=edge god out
136....keep your sobriety first to make it last
137....i drank: too much---too often---too long
138....aa will work if you want it to work
139....minds are like parachutes----they won't work unless they're open
140....what you hear and see here,stays here
141....alcoholism is the only disease that tells you you're all right
142....if you turn it over and don't let go of it,you will be upside down.
143....an aa meeting is where losers get together to talk about their winnings
144....aa is a school in which we are all learners and all teachers
145....god taught us to laugh again but god please don't let us forget that we once cried
146....serenity is not freedom from the storm but peace amid the storm
147....aa may not solve all your problems but it is willing to share them
148....it isn't the load that weighs us down------it's the way we carry it
149....principles before personalities
150....when u do all the talking you only learn what you already know
151....the 7t's ---take time to think the thing through
152....there are none too dumb for the aa program but many are too smart
153....we all have another drunk left in us but we don't know if we have another recovery in us
154....to be forgiven we must forgive
155....when we surrender to our higher power, the journey begins
156....the person with the most sobriety at a meeting is the one who got up earliest that morning
157....knowledge of "the answers" never made anyone slip---it was failing to practice "the answers" known
158....h.a.l.t.=don't get too hungry(h).......or too ....angry(a)......or too lonely(l) ........or too tired(t)
160....fear stands for Frustration
161....Ego,Anxiety,Resentment
161....the 12 steps tell us how it works; the 12 traditions tell us why it works.........
162....aa won't ...........keep you from going to hell.............nor is it a ticket to heaven............but it will...........keep u sober long enough.........for you to make up your mind...............which way you want to go!
163....if faith without works is dead; then .........willingness without action is fantasy
164....when a person tries to control their drinking they have already lost control
165....the task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us
166....seven days without an aa meeting makes one WEAK
167....you are not required to like it, you're only required to DO IT
168....when wallowing in your self-pity ...... get off the cross we need the wood
169....we in aa don't carry the alcoholic; we carry the message
170....the results are in god's hand
171....we are not human beings having spiritual experiences; we are spiritual beings having human experiences
172....remember nothing is going to happen today that you and god can't handle
173....when man listens,god speaks; when man obeys,god works
174....don't watch the "slippers" but watch those who don't slip closely and watch them go through difficulties and pull through
175....the 3 t's of gratitude to repay aa for our sobriety: our time, our talent, our treasure
176....it's a pity we can't forget our troubles the same way we forget our blessings
177....be careful what you pray for; you're liable to get it
178....the time to attend a meeting is when you least feel like going
179....work the program from the waist up
180....aa is the highest priced club in the world.........if u have paid the dues, why not enjoy the benefits ?
181....the first step is the only step a person can work perfectly
182....the will of god will never take you where the grace of god will not protect you
183....your big book is your sponsor too
184....aa never opened the gates of heaven to let me in, aa did open the gates of hell to let me out
185....the only thing we take from this world when we leave is what we gave away
186....time wasted in getting even can never be used in getting ahead
187....some people are so successful in aa that they turn out to be almost as good as they used to think they were when they were drinking
188....sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised possibilities and miracles are one in the same
189....get out of the driver's seat.......let go and let god
191....danger sign: when your eyes have wandered from the alcoholics who still suffers and needs help-----to the faults of those whom the program has already helped
192....first we stayed sober because we have to............then we stay sober because we are willing to..........finally we stay sober because we want to.............
193....slogans are wisdom written in shorthand
194....active alcoholics don't have relationships; they take hostages
195....everyday is a gift that is why we call it the present
196....if you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere
197....very recovery from alcoholism began with one sober hour
198....each and every alcoholic----sober or not----teaches us some valuable lessons about ourselves and recovery
199....we had to quit playing god
200....don't compare---identify
201....don't intellectualize----utilize
202....RULE 62----don't take yourself so damn seriously!!!!!!!
203....aa has a wrench to fit every nut that walks through a meeting room door
204....living in the here and now
205....how does one become an "old-timer" ? don't drink and don't die!
206....aa spoils your drinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
207....faith is our greatest gift; its sharing with others our greatest responsibility
208....if you want to drink-----that is your business if you want to quit-------that is aa 's business
209....in a bar, we got sympathy-----as long as our money lasted. in aa,we get understanding------for nothing!
210....even my worst day in sobriety is better than my best day drunk
211....the elevator is broken-------use the steps
212....let it begin with me
213....when all else fails.........the directions are in the big book
Wow, what a lot of time and energy you put into this, and I want to say, Thanks a whole group!! Have heard a lot of these, but not all and I love it!! Is there any thing about this site that says I should not print out something that I like? Would like to put this on the handy dandy refridgerator to look at each day.
Hey Phil...just thought I'd throw something out for thought, in case things got boring.Actually it is looking like spring here also,I noticed the daffodils coming up today. Still no rain, driest fall and winter in alooooong time.I've been dragging the waterhose around.
Wanda, I see no reason you can't print the slogans . I did a lot of copy and paste. Maybe the powers that be will have a different answer though. I have a few of these tatooed to my forehead.Not a pretty sight.
(((Hugs)))
GammyRose
-- Edited by GammyRose at 21:42, 2006-03-05
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187....some people are so successful in aa that they turn out to be almost as good as they used to think they were when they were drinking..
My favourite this one lol My ego loves it but more importantly my spiritual values love it too. My Sponsor told me early doors that if I stay away from the first drink 1Day@aTime ~ I'm in with a chance. And that's good enough for me :) Thanks for posting all of these, Rose. Tis like a walk along the AA Memory Lane & stopping to smell the flowers ;) Danielle x
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Thanks for reprinting this, Danielle! Hi Gammy, hope you check in again soon!! Great to see you, and thank you again for these nuggets of wisdom!!
Think I will make a big Christmas box for myself and print all these out, and cut the slips of paper, and choose one whenever I get squirrelly throughout the year. Yippeeee!!!
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