Humorous Meeting Quotes And
Words Of Wisdom
Here are some sayings that I have picked up along the way! Please feel free to add yours also by emailing me.
You never get your teeth so white that you never have to brush them again.
Don't try to clear away the wreckage of the future.
Its easier to put on slippers than to try to carpet the world.
Take your time..... God does not wear a Rolex
If you aren't a lion tamer, don't go into the lion's den.
Treat your head like a bad neighborhood: Don't go in there alone!
You cannot speed up your recovery...but you sure can slow it down
You can't save your face and your ass at the same time.
If I DON'T let go, I lose my grip.
If God is your co-pilot, SWITCH SEATS!
Talk does not cook rice.
Let God save your soul, ...we're here to save your ass!
Sometimes you have to get on your knees to rise.
Faith is fear turned inside out.
Resentment is a poison I take to hurt you.
Pray daily, God is easier to talk to than most people.
If you hang around the barber shop ....eventually you will get a haircut
Here is a growing list of Recovery (12 step) Acronyms (once again, if you have any to add email me)
ACTION - Any Change Toward Improving Ones Nature
ASK - Ass Saving Kit
BIG BOOK - Believing In God Beats Our Old Knowledge
DENIAL - Don't Even Notice I Am Lying
DETACH - Don't Even Think About Changing Him/Her
EGO - Easing God Out
FAILURE - Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty
FAITH - Fear Ain't Even In This House
FAITH - Fantastic Adventure In Trusting Him
FEAR - Future Events Appearing Real
FEAR - Failure Expected And Received
FEAR - False Evidence Appearing Real
FEAR - F**k Everything And Run
FEAR - Face Everything And Recover ( highly recommeded)
FINE - Faithful, Involved, Knowledgeable and Experienced
FINE - Freaked out (or f**ked up), Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional
GAYS - Go ask your sponsor
GIFT - God Is Forever There
GOD - Good Orderly Direction
GUT - God's Undeniable Truths
HALT - Hope, Acceptance, Love, Tolerance
HALT - Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired (these can HALT your recovery)
HALTS FEAR - Hope, Acceptance, Love and Tolerance Stops ,Forgetting that Everything's All Right
HELP - His Ever Loving Presence
HOPE - Happy Our Program Exists
HOPE - Hearing Other Peoples' Experience
HOPE - Hang On! Peace Exists
HOW - Honesty Open-mindedness, Willingness ( HOW it WORKS)
ISM - I, Self, Me
ISM - Incredibly Short Memory
ISM - I Sabotage Myself
KISS - Keep It Simple, Spiritually
MMM - Meetings, Meditation and Masterbation (how to get thru your 1st yr.)
NUTS - Not Using the Steps
OUR - Openly Using Recovery
PACE - Positive Attitudes Change Everything
PMS - Poor Me Syndrome
PROGRAM - People Relying on God Relaying A Message
RELATIONSHIP - Real Exciting Love Affair Turns Into Outrageous Nightmare, Sobriety Hangs in Peril
RID - Restless, Irritable and Discontented
SLIP- Sobriety Loses Its Priority
SPONSOR - Sober Person Offering Newcomers Suggestions on Recovery
STEPS - Solutions to Every Problem in Sobriety
THINK - The Happiness I Never Knew
TIME - Things I Must Learn
WILLING - When I Live Life, I Need God
YET - You're Eligible Too