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.”