Favorite sayings
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Favorite sayings
There are so many sayings in AA and NA, I have to admit I like them and find much wisdom in them. What are your favorites?
Ones I learned are:
It's a lot easier to stay sober then get sober
missing 7 meetings makes one weak
we are all here cuz we ain't all there (not sure if I like that one?) lol
self-pity is an alcohilics worst enemy..poor me, pour me another one
If the drugs don't get you the lifestyle will
they will get you drunk before you get them sober (very true)
one is too many and a million is never enough
Ones I learned are:
It's a lot easier to stay sober then get sober
missing 7 meetings makes one weak
we are all here cuz we ain't all there (not sure if I like that one?) lol
self-pity is an alcohilics worst enemy..poor me, pour me another one
If the drugs don't get you the lifestyle will
they will get you drunk before you get them sober (very true)
one is too many and a million is never enough
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The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results
A friend is not a person taken in by sham, a friend is one who knows your faults and doesn't give a damn ( my Irish mother said that)
Say what you mean and mean what you say because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind
A friend is not a person taken in by sham, a friend is one who knows your faults and doesn't give a damn ( my Irish mother said that)
Say what you mean and mean what you say because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind
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I've got a little book that is full of all of these sayings. It's nice for a quick pick-me-up sometimes. Here are a few I like:
Don't look down on another person unless you are leaning over to help them up.
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Because my mind thinks something does not necessarily make it so.
Progress not perfection.
And a humorous one: My spouse had a drinking problem. It was me.
Don't look down on another person unless you are leaning over to help them up.
S.P.O.N.S.O.R. - Sober Person Offering Newcomer Suggestions On Recovery
Because my mind thinks something does not necessarily make it so.
Progress not perfection.
And a humorous one: My spouse had a drinking problem. It was me.
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This one makes me laugh now because the first time I heard someone chant it after a meeting, for some reason it made me want to run out the door screaming. "It works if you work it, so work it, you're worth it!" lol... I was so not up for the rah-rah cheerleading! I thought, how the he11 is everyone being trained to spew out these slogans?!
Reminded me of a Catholic mass- everyone knows just when to sit, stand, kneel, cross themselves, etc. Baffling to Protestants.
Reminded me of a Catholic mass- everyone knows just when to sit, stand, kneel, cross themselves, etc. Baffling to Protestants.
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I had to LOL at your post, SS! (My hubby even asked what I was laughing at!)
For one thing, I was raised Catholic and I SO know what you're talking about. For another thing, the "It works if you work it" thing really creeped me out the first few meetings I went to!! Just what you said.
I'm there with ya!
For one thing, I was raised Catholic and I SO know what you're talking about. For another thing, the "It works if you work it" thing really creeped me out the first few meetings I went to!! Just what you said.
I'm there with ya!
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
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When I was new to AA....my mind just did not operate
properly. All I could remember was a large banner up front
Keep Coming Back
It Works
...I did and it has
properly. All I could remember was a large banner up front
Keep Coming Back
It Works
...I did and it has
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