Favorite/Least Favorite Slogan

[michaelwriting]

Not exactly an Al-Anon quote, but I like "God will fix your broken heart, if you give him all the pieces".

 

[michaelwriting]

There was another one...which I believe says "Things got better when I got better".

Another...
DETACH = Don't Even Think About Changing Him/Her

 

[If Not For Grace]

"No situation is so bad a drink can't make it worse" is another I've heard & like.

 

[epluribus36]

The Serenity Prayer comes to mind, by Reinhold Niebuhr. When I was new to sobriety, it showed me what I really have control over, only myself.

Then later on, after I accepted Jesus, I discovered I didn't really want control, even over myself.

Let go and let God!

I used to hate a lot of them, "One Day at a time" "easy does it, but do it", "fake it till you make it", etc.

But I can't say I really dislike any of them nowadays.

Good question.

 

[If Not For Grace]

Have you heard "Is it odd, or is it God?"

 

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[If Not For Grace]

"You wont care how much I know unless you know how much I care"

This is not one I have heard, but it makes perfect sense & I can see where we really might utilize it, especially with newcomers. Good One.

 

[If Not For Grace]

One I have heard and not paid much attention to until lately is

Decisions aren't forever.

This applies to things like changing my mind or adjusting boundaries as well as serving as a reminder that recommitting to certain concepts Like QTIP is necessary. (Quit taking It Personally). Some decisions need to be made on even a daily basis. I have made that decision in the past and I am making it again today

 

[If Not For Grace]

 

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[RuthD]

It's probably been said already (I haven't read the whole thread) but I like One Day at a time, or one moment at a time especially when I'm having a hard go of it.

 

[Chaplain David]

Least favorite: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

 

[If Not For Grace]

 

[If Not For Grace]

Some of my Favorite One-Liners that I have heard in/around meetings lately are:

Insanity Knows no Bounds


You can never have enough of what you don't need, because what you don't need can never satisfy you.


It’s about Experience, Strength, & Hope NOT War Stories, Weakness, & Despair

 

[Paul808]

My favorite slogan "Keep Calm and Carry On".

 

[If Not For Grace]

Easy Does it, but DO it!

Three things are required for a program of recovery.. Honesty, Commitment and ACTION

 

[Chaplain David]

All of these are good. One I learned early on was, Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness.

 

[Rzim]

"You cant think your way to right living you have to live your way to right thinking."
Then one is said alot by an old timer i admire. When he said the first time after about a year or so it blew me away. It brought the gravity into my recovery. How many times i had schemed a master plan to get sober that always evaporated.
Half measures avail us nothing
And
Pricipals not personalities. They r like life jackets.

 

[Chaplain David]

"You cant think your way to right living you have to live your way to right thinking."
Then one is said alot by an old timer i admire. When he said the first time after about a year or so it blew me away. It brought the gravity into my recovery. How many times i had schemed a master plan to get sober that always evaporated.
Half measures avail us nothing
And
Pricipals not personalities. They r like life jackets.

I've heard this old adage before. As corny as it might sound to newcomers, it really is the truth and it works too.

 

[If Not For Grace]

Powerless but not helpless is one I need to revisit often