Quotes for Motivation in Recovery (and some for laughs)

Was thumbing through my copy of “12 & 12” and realized how many quotes I had collected and written within its pages. What quotes help motivate you and your recovery momentum? Here are a few I had highlighted:

“You know you’re an addict when your life gets worse faster than you can lower your standards.”

“Poor me, poor me, pour me a drink.”

“DENIAL – Don’t Even (k)now I Am Lying”

“Anger is a punishment we give ourselves for someone else’s mistake.”

“Normal people change their behavior to meet their goals. Addicts change their goals to meet their behavior.”

“The road to recovery: go to hell and make a U-turn.”

“Alcoholics are isolators who are terrified to be alone.” (or “Alcoholics are egomaniacs with an inferiority complex.”)

“In recovery, there are no losers — just very slow winners.”

“Simply being clean and sober doesn’t improve your character — it only reveals it.”

“The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The second greatest is being happy with what you find.”

“You know you’re recovering when you get a classier set of problems.”

“Every moment is a new chance to choose how you show up for your life.”

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Nothing in front of you ,you cant face with the power behind you ,amen

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