- “One Day at a Time”
- “Progress, Not Perfection”
- “Keep Coming Back”
- “It Works If You Work It”
- “Meeting Makers Make It”
- “To Keep What You Have, You Have to Give it Away”
- “If You Sit in the Barber’s Chair Long Enough, You’ll Eventually Get a Haircut”
- “Recovery Doesn’t Happen Overnight”
- “Take What You Like and Leave the Rest”
- Don’t Quit 5 Minutes Before the Miracle”
- Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny
- Be stronger than your strongest excuse.
- Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. – Helen Keller
- People do not decide their future, they decide their habits and their habits decide their future. – F. Matthias Alexander
- It is 10 years since I used drugs or alcohol and my life has improved immeasurably. I have a job, a house, a cat, good friendships and, generally, a bright outlook… The price of this is constant vigilance because the disease of addiction is not rational. – Russell Brand.
- Nobody stays recovered unless the life they have created is more rewarding and satisfying than the one they left behind. – Anne Fletcher
- A smooth sea never made a good sailor
- The disease is progressive. So is recovery.
- Progress, not perfection
- Keep it simple, stupid (KISS)
- Turn I Wish into I Will
- Nothing is so bad a drink won’t make it worse
- When in doubt – don’t
- Small steps forward are still steps
- Recovery doesn’t happen overnight
- Addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer
- Have an attitude of gratitude
- The road to sobriety is a simple journey for confused people with a complicated disease
- Take a deep breath. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life.
- Easy does it
- First things first
- When you smile, your brain thinks you’re happy
- Pick yourself back up – you’ve got this
- Let go of old ideas
- Each day may not be good, but there’s good in every day
- Mistakes are proof that you’re trying
- Keep your sobriety first to make it last
- You’re not required to like it. You’re only required to do it
- If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere
- There’s no progress without struggle
- A scar is a reminder that you’re stronger than whatever hurt you
- Yesterday is a canceled check, tomorrow is an IOU, today is cash – spend is wisely
- Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn
- You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
- I am in charge of how I feel, and today, I’m choosing Happiness
- Real recovery is a complete lifestyle change
- Never let a stumble on the road be the end of the Journey
- Your struggle is part of your story
- The Happiness of your life depends upon the Quality of your Thoughts
- Good things come to those who work their asses off and never give up
- Whenever you feel like giving up, think of all the people who would love to see you fail
- If Plan A didn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters
- Stop Hating yourself for what you aren’t and start Loving yourself for what you are
- If it is important, you will find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.
- I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
- HOPE – Hold On Pain Ends
- Life always offers you a second chance. It’s called Tomorrow.
- Be someone you want to be around
- “I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.”
- “Nothing changes if nothing changes.”