I listen like only the dying can.
If your ass falls off, put it in a paper bag and take it to a meeting.
There's safety in numbers, one through twelve.
An ounce of prevention is worth a gallon of relapse.
My disease is out in the parking lot, doing push up's getting stronger–just waiting for me to slip.
For me, my worst day clean is not better than my best day using. But my worst day using is better than my last day high.
If you have two addictions, throw two bucks in the basket.
Without getting spiritual, I am a Christian.
Before, it was so many women, so little time. Now, it's so many character defects, so little time.
If my brain didn't need me for transportation, it would have killed me a long time ago.
What colour is a chameleon on a mirror
When I start wondering if everything's okay, it's probably not.
If hanging around N.A. doesn't work, try hanging out inside N.A.
If you really want to stay clean, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse.
God grant me patience. Right now.
Following the collapse of a member's chair at a meeting: Hi, my name is Bob, and I'm powerless over gravity…
My sponsor says I'm trying. Very trying.
Shared by fiftyish N.A. member: I saw this was a teen meeting, and I figured I was emotionally ready.
Gossip, rumours, backbiting, loose tongues, verbal altercations: sometimes N.A. meetings are like the corner bar, without the alcohol.
Try our "20/20 Vision Plan." Come 20 minutes before the meeting, stay 20 minutes after, and see if you can't connect with some people with clean time.
HALT KISS & TELL: If you're hungry, eat. If you're angry, dump it at a meeting. If you're lonely, go to a meeting. If you're tired, sleep.
If you like everyone in Narcotics Anonymous, you're not going to enough meetings.
"To Employers": My boss is an ADDICT and an asshole. I'm self-employed.
Don't try to clear away the wreckage of the future.
My brain said more, but my body said enough!
When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
These guys offered me steps. I needed a ladder to get out of hell.
I moved myself between a dog and a fire hydrant.
My name is Steve, and I'm an addict. The topic is humility? I'll pass….
A relentless bastard has been torturing me, and that bastard is Me!
Life started when I stopped.
It takes time to get your brains out of hock.
Bring the body to N.A. and the mind eventually follows.
My sense of reality has calluses. Insanity is normal for me.
When I was drinking and drugging, I didn't know the difference between sandpaper and toilet paper.
In N.A., stand by the coffee pots. It's a good way to meet people.
Today, fear alone won't keep me clean, but for a newcomer, it's not a bad place to start.
Today there's still a monkey on my back. He's just sleeping, and real easy to wake up.
Addicts are in a class by themselves. Everyone else has graduated.
My ex-wife holds me responsible for most of our marital problems. Proves how much she knows–I was never home.
An addict is a man who is a legend in his own mind.
The position for the God job was filled a long time ago.
JJ:
Thank you for your message. Quite profound. I can see you've been in this game quite a long time. Because of this, you have a wealth of knowledge about Addiction…..but more importantly, an incredible wealth of experience. I don't know, or have even heard tell of, many (even any) addicts who have survived the experience as long as you. Please, take that statement as it is intended, as an accolade to your obvious and genuine intention to achieve and maintain life-long sobriety. Personally, I cannot claim a similar degree of abstinence…..many of the 12-step devotes would label me as a "Pretender", a complete bullshit artist, because I'm both a "Recovering Addict" and a chronic pain management patient, on Schedule II pain-killers. I'm sure you immediately see the conflict of interests…..some would call any advice given by me fraudulent……and I can live with that….quite easily. I don't mean to drone on so prolifically….it's getting quite deep here, and I'm sure there where you are, so I'll wrap this up.
As I've already mentioned in my prior post, I'm very, very new at this, (bloging and such) so I do hope you and everyone, will bear with me as I adjust to this unfamiliar communicative venue…..I completely respect your freely offered perspective, and do reflect on perhaps what experiences evoked such sentiments….I'm sure I'll gain a lot from what you offer and hope I ultimately offer you something valuable in return……Thank you for your request….I reciprocate your request……frpmd…..