Upload
joe-adams
View
212
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Unauthorized slogans and sayings that have helped many people through rough times in Recovery.
Citation preview
The Tool BoxRepeat as needed…
1. We are not bad peopletrying to get good, but sickpeople trying to get better.
2 First things first.3 Pain is necessary, misery
is optional.4 Keep it simple.5 Principals before
personalities.6 Substitute a negative
thought with a positiveone.
7 To drink is not an optiontoday.
8 I am responsible for mythought life today.
9 H.A.L.T. Don't get toohungry, too angry, toolonely, or too tired.
10 You won't get drunk if youdon't take a drink.
11 I can't control people,places, or things.
12 Can I bring somethinggood to the situation?
13 Let GOD worry, becausehe can and I can't.
14 I am utterly powerless overalcohol or any mindaltering substances.
15 Am I practicing characterassassination? , orpracticing Live and LetLive?
16 I am my own problem.17 Do I know today what my
motives are?18 Acceptance, the key to Life
on Life's terms.
19 Stick with the winners.(The people working theprogram)
20 Today I try not to beatmyself up. No one worksa perfect program.
21 Helping or thinking ofsomeone other thanmyself always helps meget up off the pity pot.
22 You can be on the righttrack, but if you sit down,you can can still get runover.
23 Don't take yourself tooseriously.
24 I am responsible for myemotional stability andhappiness today.
25 I am responsible for mythought life.
26 Worry causes one toforget Who is really incharge. (GOD)
27 Gratitude lists are dailyhelpers.
28 What am I doing to staysober today?
29 Do I see what my fear iswhen I'm angry?
30 Do I listen for my HigherPower speaking to methrough other people?
31 Do I share solutions inmeetings when Iexperience them?
32 Am I trying to live in thesolution today, or am I stilldigging the ditch deeper?
33 Are my words or actionshurting others today?(Am I watchful not to hurtanother's growth?)
34 GOD didn't bring me thisfar to leave me!
35 I can plan plans, but notthe outcome.
36 There aren't any big dealstoday!
37 The quality of myproblems are much betternow than they were!!!
38 My part is to improve thepresent moment.
39 Decide the kind of dayyou're going to have whenyou start it.
40 Start your day when everyou need to.
41 Am I living in the presentmoment? or trying to livein the future, or the past?(Affects my presentattitude and outlook onwhat is really going onaround me)
42 Make a gratitude list.43 Do I talk to my sponser?
Or do I think I've donewell handling my life.
44 It works if you work it.45 Coming to AA was no
coincidence.46 Did I ask my Higher
Power to stay sobertoday? Did I thank Himlast night?