Here's one way to look at it. . . . - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

cookconfay · 06-26-2007, 02:00 PM

A dear friend in recovery sent this to me today. . . . enjoy!

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>Directions to AA: Just go straight to hell and make a u-turn.
>
>AA: Being a part of something is more important that being the center
>of attention.
>
>AA is the only place where you can walk into a room full of strangers
>and reminisce.
>
>AA romance.... the odds are good... but the goods are odd.
>
>AA: Look for a way in; not for a way out.
>
>AA: We are not reformed drunks, but informed alcoholics
>
>AA has no fixed address -- you can take it with you.
>
>AA: We are here for a reason, not for the season
>
>AA Groups: An AA group will be judged by the worst behavior of its
>members
>
>Before I came to AA I was dead, but did not know enough to lie down.
>
>In AA there are no losers -- just slow winners
>
>Alcoholic (as defined by self): A piece of crap that the universe
>revolves around.
>
>Alcoholic: Someone who refuses to give up a life of failure without a
>fight.
>
>Alcoholic: A person who when s/he goes to a wedding, wants to be the
>bride and when s/he goes to a funeral, wants to be the corpse.
>
>An alcoholic is someone who wants to be held while isolating.
>
>Alcoholic: "I may not be much, but I'm all I think about."
>
>Alcoholic: "If I could drink like a normal drinker, I'd drink all the
>time!"
>
>Alcoholics burn their bridges in front of them.
>
>An alcoholic is someone who finds something that works and then stops
>doing it.
>
>If you think that you are an alcoholic, chances are you are.
>
>An alcoholic is a man with two feet planted firmly in mid-air.
>
>Non-alcoholics change their behavior to meet their goals; alcoholics
>change their goals to meet their behavior.
>
>An alcoholic can be in the gutter and still look down on people.
>
>High bottoms have trap doors
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>If the cure works, chances are you have the disease.
>
>Three most dangerous words for an alcoholic:....."I've been thinking"

Astro · 06-26-2007, 02:02 PM

Some priceless thoughts Connie, every one of them so true. Thanks for sharing!

Hope · 06-26-2007, 02:37 PM

Wow, I love that!
Thanks for sharing!

**CarolD** · 06-27-2007, 04:03 AM

Thanks!

barb dwyer · 06-27-2007, 10:59 PM

AA romance.... the odds are good... but the goods are odd.
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stone · 06-27-2007, 11:07 PM

Alcoholic: Someone who refuses to give up a life of failure without a fight.

Yep

I like the 'goods' one too!

06-26-2007, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
cookconfay Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: on to bigger & better things Posts: 4,099	Here's one way to look at it. . . . A dear friend in recovery sent this to me today. . . . enjoy! > >Directions to AA: Just go straight to hell and make a u-turn. > >AA: Being a part of something is more important that being the center >of attention. > >AA is the only place where you can walk into a room full of strangers >and reminisce. > >AA romance.... the odds are good... but the goods are odd. > >AA: Look for a way in; not for a way out. > >AA: We are not reformed drunks, but informed alcoholics > >AA has no fixed address -- you can take it with you. > >AA: We are here for a reason, not for the season > >AA Groups: An AA group will be judged by the worst behavior of its >members > >Before I came to AA I was dead, but did not know enough to lie down. > >In AA there are no losers -- just slow winners > >Alcoholic (as defined by self): A piece of crap that the universe >revolves around. > >Alcoholic: Someone who refuses to give up a life of failure without a >fight. > >Alcoholic: A person who when s/he goes to a wedding, wants to be the >bride and when s/he goes to a funeral, wants to be the corpse. > >An alcoholic is someone who wants to be held while isolating. > >Alcoholic: "I may not be much, but I'm all I think about." > >Alcoholic: "If I could drink like a normal drinker, I'd drink all the >time!" > >Alcoholics burn their bridges in front of them. > >An alcoholic is someone who finds something that works and then stops >doing it. > >If you think that you are an alcoholic, chances are you are. > >An alcoholic is a man with two feet planted firmly in mid-air. > >Non-alcoholics change their behavior to meet their goals; alcoholics >change their goals to meet their behavior. > >An alcoholic can be in the gutter and still look down on people. > >High bottoms have trap doors > >If the cure works, chances are you have the disease. > >Three most dangerous words for an alcoholic:....."I've been thinking" __________________ I'm beautiful inside & out. I do NOT need a man in my life to validate my existence!!! Connie

06-26-2007, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Astro Codaholic Alcodependant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ, in a home filled with love Posts: 6,655	Some priceless thoughts Connie, every one of them so true. Thanks for sharing! __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

06-27-2007, 04:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, Ga. USA Posts: 16,037	Thanks! __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

06-27-2007, 10:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 7,142 Blog Entries: 3	AA romance.... the odds are good... but the goods are odd. > __________________ When I changed the way I looked at things, the things I looked at changed.

06-27-2007, 11:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
stone Guru Stone Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,391	Alcoholic: Someone who refuses to give up a life of failure without a fight. Yep I like the 'goods' one too! __________________ . . There is the path of joy and there is the path of pleasure. Pondering on them, the wise (one) chooses the path of joy; the fool takes the path of pleasure. ~Katha Upanishad 1:2:1

06-26-2007, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hope Getting Better All The Time Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Recovering Posts: 3,289	Wow, I love that! Thanks for sharing!

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