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Think it through before ya drink.
Think of your last drunk.
Think it all the way through.
There's different interpretations of it.
Another is it's okay to think, but don't over analyze.
Think of your last drunk.
Think it all the way through.
There's different interpretations of it.
Another is it's okay to think, but don't over analyze.
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Originally Posted by tomsteve 
Think it through before ya drink.
Think of your last drunk.
Think it all the way through.
Think of your last drunk.
Think it all the way through.
If I had the power to think about where the drink would take me and make a rational, sane decision about it, I would no use for AA's program of recovery. My experience is exactly what is described in that paragraph, that I was unable to recall with sufficient force the suffering and humiliation of the last drunk.
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Baffles me to!
Setting aside for a moment the constructive and worthy explanations already provided, it baffles me to!
Perhaps even more so because I'm aware of the expression,' stinkin' thinkin', hear at meetings to suggest avoiding falling into the trap of thinking, which often ends up thinking about your next drunk, which invariably quickly follows!
Personally speaking, I found it better just to take the actions and avoid thinking following the maxim to keep it simple. Now that I could and still dop live with...
Perhaps even more so because I'm aware of the expression,' stinkin' thinkin', hear at meetings to suggest avoiding falling into the trap of thinking, which often ends up thinking about your next drunk, which invariably quickly follows!
Personally speaking, I found it better just to take the actions and avoid thinking following the maxim to keep it simple. Now that I could and still dop live with...
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Hmm, a sign in the meeting I used to attend said "Don't think, don't drink".
Frankly, the suggestion that I shouldn't think was one of the reasons I turned my back on AA and the 12-Steps. However, I do understand that the slogan probably didn't come from AA writings and doctrine (or maybe it did?), but the fact that it was in the meeting room and appeared to have been there for many years was enough for me to seriously question AA and 12-Step doctrine. Frankly, I found the suggestion that someone should "stop thinking" to be both crazy and dangerous.
Frankly, the suggestion that I shouldn't think was one of the reasons I turned my back on AA and the 12-Steps. However, I do understand that the slogan probably didn't come from AA writings and doctrine (or maybe it did?), but the fact that it was in the meeting room and appeared to have been there for many years was enough for me to seriously question AA and 12-Step doctrine. Frankly, I found the suggestion that someone should "stop thinking" to be both crazy and dangerous.
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Mmmm... I don't recall seeing these Think posters. Of course, now I'll be on the look out for them. That said...when I saw the 3 Thinks here..my brain popped in with well, Ya know where your best thinking got you! Me? Ohh ...being a unhappy alcoholic wife & mom? YEAH that!
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Thank you everyone for your input! Wanted to share another view point I heard at a meeting one time that I enjoyed.......
I'm now allowed to think only 3 times about something and then I need to stop. (difficult to practice, but a bit amusing)
For me and my obsessive, eternal thinker.....good suggestion. =)
I'm now allowed to think only 3 times about something and then I need to stop. (difficult to practice, but a bit amusing)
For me and my obsessive, eternal thinker.....good suggestion. =)
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If I walked into a room and saw a poster board with the words:
Think
Think
Think
I would feel as if I was entering the room of a Preschool class where repetition is first introduced.
See Jane
See Spot
See Spot bite Jane l.o.l
Harmless humor, have a great sober day
Think
Think
Think
I would feel as if I was entering the room of a Preschool class where repetition is first introduced.
See Jane
See Spot
See Spot bite Jane l.o.l
Harmless humor, have a great sober day
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Originally Posted by newlifecy
I'm now allowed to think only 3 times about something and then I need to stop. (difficult to practice, but a bit amusing)
For me and my obsessive, eternal thinker.....good suggestion. =)
For me and my obsessive, eternal thinker.....good suggestion. =)
The mind is a wonderful thing when used properly and with diligence. Quality thinking does take a bit of work though, but like a muscle, the mind grows stronger when it's exercised.
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It's a Winnie the Pooh quote! TBH…
If he borrowed it from AA or vice versa is for debate...
Pooh has been on the go since 1924!…
http://youtu.be/3U8pAM4VXvI
(It's his slogan methinks?!)
If he borrowed it from AA or vice versa is for debate...
Pooh has been on the go since 1924!…
http://youtu.be/3U8pAM4VXvI
(It's his slogan methinks?!)
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