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easy does it 
first things first 
live and let live 
but for the grace of god 
think......think.......think 
one day at time 

let go and let god
kiss---keep it simple stupid 
act as if......... 
this too shall pass 
expect miracles 
i can't .........he can..........i think i'll let him (steps 1,2,3) 
if it works.........don't fix it 
keep coming back..........it works if you work it 
stick with the winners 
keep right size 
sobriety is a journey ..........not a destination 
faith without works is dead 
poor me.....poor me............pour me another drink 
to thine own self be true 
I came;I came to;I came to believe (steps 1,2,3) 
live in the NOW 
if god seems far away, who moved ? 
turn it over 
aa=altered attitudes 
nothing is so bad, a drink won't make it worse 
we are only as sick as our secrets 
there are no coincidences in aa 
be part of the solution,not the problem 
sponsors: have one-----use one-----be one 
I can't handle it god; you take over 
keep an open mind 
it works -------it really does ! (page 88,line 8 in the big book) 
willingness is the key 
more will be revealed 
you will intuitively know 
you will be amazed 
no pain.........no gain 
go for it 
keep the plug in the jug 
do it sober 
let it begin with me 
just for today 
sober `n` crazy 
pass it on 
it's in the book 
you either is-------or you ain't 
before you say: i can't ............say i'll try 
don't quit 5 minutes before the miracle happens 
some of us our sicker than others 
we're all here because we're not all there 
alcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer 
practice an attitude of gratitude 
the road to sobriety is a simple journey for confused people with a
complicated disease 
another friend of bill w.'s 
god is never late 
have a good day unless of course u have made other plans 
decisions aren't forever 
it takes time 
90 meetings in 90 days.........90/90 
you are not alone 
where you go .......there you are 
don't drink,read the big book,and go to meetings 
use the 24-hour plan 
make use of the telephone therapy 
stay sober for yourself 
look for similarities rather than differences 
remember your last drunk 
remember that alcoholism is incurable,progressive, and fatal 
try not place conditions on your sobriety 
when all else fails, follow directions 
count your blessings 
share your happiness 
respect the anonymity of others 
share your pain 
let go of old ideas 
try to replace guilt with gratitude 
what goes around, comes around 
change is a process, not an event 
take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth 
call your sponsor before, not after, you take the first drink 
sick and tired of being sick and tired 
it's the first drink that gets you drunk 
to keep it, you have to give it away 
man's extremity is god's opportunity 
the price for serenity and sanity is self-sacrifice 
one alcoholic talking to another...........one equals one 
take what you can use and leave the rest 
what if........ 
yeah but......... 
if only......... 
help is only a phone call away 
around aa or in aa ? 
you can't give away what you don't have 
one drink is too many and thousand not enough 
keep coming back---kcb 
anger is but one letter away from danger 
courage to change 
easy does it,but do it 
bring the body and the mind will follow 
accept your admission 
remember when............ 
dry and tighten up (financially) 
we AAs are 'gifted' people 
there are 12 steps in the ladder of complete sobriety 
fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed 
before engaging your mouth,put your mind in gear! 
i want what i want when i want it 
there is no chemical solution to a spiritual problem 
aa is not something you join,it's a way of life 
we can be positive that our drinking was negative 
spirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves 
faith is spelled ...............a-c-t-i-o-n 
backsliding begins when knee-bending stops 
if i think,i won't drink. if i drink,i can't think 
bend your knees before you bend your elbow 
the first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit them 
formula for failure: try to please everyone 
sorrow is looking back,worry is looking around 
willpower= our will-ingness to use a higher power 
aa is an education without graduation 
when your head begins to swell your mind stops growing 
a journey of a 1,000 miles begins with the first step 
god=good orderly direction 
be as enthusiastic about aa as you were about your drinking 
you received without cost,now give without charge 
humility is our acceptance of ourselves 
trying to pray is praying 
get it ---give it---grow in it 
faith is not belief without proof but trust without reservation 
we're responsible for the effort not the outcome 
this is a selfish program 
ego=edge god out 
keep your sobriety first to make it last 
i drank: too much---too often---too long 
aa will work if you want it to work 
minds are like parachutes----they won't work unless they're open 
what you hear and see here,stays here 
alcoholism is the only disease that tells you you're all right 
if you turn it over and don't let go of it,you will be upside down. 
an aa meeting is where losers get together to talk about their
winnings 
aa is a school in which we are all learners and all teachers 
god taught us to laugh again but god please don't let us forget that
we once cried 
serenity is not freedom from the storm but peace amid the storm 
aa may not solve all your problems but it is willing to share them 
it isn't the load that weighs us down------it's the way we carry it 
principles before personalities 
when u do all the talking you only learn what you already know 
the 7t's ---take time to think the thing through 
there are none too dumb for the aa program but many are too smart 
we all have another drunk left in us but we don't know if we have
another recovery in us 
to be forgiven we must forgive 
when we surrender to our higher power, the journey begins 
the person with the most sobriety at a meeting is the one who got up
earliest that morning 
knowledge of "the answers" never made anyone slip---it was failing to
practice "the answers" known 
h.a.l.t.=don't get too hungry(h).......or too angry(a)......or too
lonely(l) ........or too tire(t) 
fear stands for Frustration

Ego,
Anxiety,
Resentment 
the 12 steps tell us how it works; the 12 traditions tell us why it
works......... 
aa won't ...........keep you from going to hell.............nor is it
a ticket to heaven............but it will...........keep u sober long
enough.........for you to make up your mind...............which way
you want to go! 
if faith without works is dead; then .........willingness without
action is fantasy 
when a person tries to control their drinking they have already lost
control 
the task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us 
seven days without an aa meeting makes one WEAK 
you are not required to like it, you're only required to DO IT 
when wallowing in your self-pity ...... get off the cross we need the
wood 
we in aa don't carry the alcoholic; we carry the message 
the results are in god's hand 
we are not human beings having spiritual experiences; we are spiritual
beings having human experiences 
remember nothing is going to happen today that you and god can't
handle 
when man listens,god speaks; when man obeys,god works 
don't watch the "slippers" but watch those who don't slip closely and
watch them go through difficulties and pull through 
the 3 t's of gratitude to repay aa for our sobriety: our time, our
talent, our treasure 
it's a pity we can't forget our troubles the same way we forget our
blessings 
be careful what you pray for; you're liable to get it 
the time to attend a meeting is when you least feel like going 
work the program from the waist up 
aa is the highest priced club in the world.........if u have paid the
dues, why not enjoy the benefits ? 
the first step is the only step a person can work perfectly 
the will of god will never take you where the grace of god will not
protect you 
your big book is your sponsor too 
aa never opened the gates of heaven to let me in, aa did open the
gates of hell to let me out 
the only thing we take from this world when we leave is what we gave
away 
time wasted in getting even can never be used in getting ahead 
some people are so successful in aa that they turn out to be almost as
good as they used to think they were when they were drinking 
sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised 
possibilities and miracles are one in the same 
get out of the driver's seat.......let go and let god 
how==honesty,open-mindedness,and willingness 
danger sign: when your eyes have wandered from the alcoholics who
still suffers and needs help-----to the faults of those whom the
program has already helped 
first we stayed sober because we have to............
then we stay sober because we are willing to..........
finally we stay sober because we want to.............

slogans are wisdom written in shorthand 
active alcoholics don't have relationships; they take hostages 
everyday is a gift that is why we call it the present 
if you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead
anywhere 
every recovery from alcoholism began with one sober hour 
each and every alcoholic----sober or not----teaches us some valuable
lessons about ourselves and recovery 
we had to quit playing god 
don't compare---identify 
don't intellectualize----utilize 
RULE 62----don't take yourself so damn seriously!!!!!!! 
aa has a wrench to fit every nut that walks through a meeting room
door 
living in the here and now 
how does one become an "old-timer" ? don't drink and don't die! 
aa spoils your drinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
faith is our greatest gift; its sharing with others our greatest
responsibility 
if you want to drink-----that is your business
if you want to quit-------that is aa 's business 
in a bar, we got sympathy-----as long as our money lasted.
in aa,we get understanding------for nothing! 
even my worst day in sobriety is better than my best day drunk 
the elevator is broken-------use the steps 
let it begin with me 
when all else fails.........the directions are in the big book 
trust god.........clean house........help others 
anonymity is so important it's half of our name 
if we don't grow,we gotta go 
all you need to start your own aa meeting is a resentment and a coffee
pot!! 
religion is for those who fear god.........spirituality is for those
who have been to hell and back 
there are no atheists in foxholes 
three suggestions for making an aa speech:
1).BE INTERESTING
2).BE BRIEF
3).BE SEATED

when you are a sponsor, you get out of yourself. if i serve, i will be
served 
why recovery never ends: the disease is alcoholISm, not alcoholWASM! 
the aa way of life is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for
special occasions 
the smartest thing an aa member can say is, " help me " 
you are exactly where god wants you to be 
god will never give you more than you can handle 
slow but sure 
in aa we say a "coincidence" is a miracle in which god chooses to
remain anonymous 
it takes the good and bad aa meeting----the good and bad aa talk
-----to make this fellowship "work" 
give time .......time 
faith is a lighted doorway,but trust is a dark hall 
the lesson i must learn is simply that my control is limited to my own
behavior,my own attitudes 
the aa paradoxes:
---from weakness(adversity) comes strength
---we forgive to be forgiven
---we give it away to keep it
---we suffer to get well
---we surrender to win
---we die to live
---from darkness comes light
---from dependence we found independence

aa works for people who believe in god
aa works for people who don't believe in god
aa NEVER works for people who believe they ARE god 
just for today i will try to live through this day only,and not tackle
my whole life problems at once. i can do something for 12 hours that
would appall me if i felt that i had to keep it up for a LIFETIME 
there are two days in every week which we have no control
over----yesterday and tomorrow.today is the only day we can change. 
it is not the experience if today that drives people mad----it is the
remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday and the
dread of what tomorrow may bring. 
slippers in aa use the rdp---revolving door policy 
pain is the touchstone of spiritual growth 
god has no grand kids 
there is a god and i am not it 
the road to disappointment (resentment) is paved with expectation 
be nice to newcomers .........one day they may be your sponsor 
denial is not a river in egypt ! 
guilt is the gift that keeps on giving 
the flip side to forgiveness is resentments 
there is no magic in recovery only miracles 
fear is the absences of faith 
courage is faith that has said its prayers 
depression is anger toward inward 
alcoholics heal from the outside in.........but feel from the
insideout 
3 A's in aa-----affection (thoughtfulness)
-----attention (listening)
-----appreciation (gratitude)

if it is meant to be...........i can't stop it
if it isn't god's will ............i can't make it happen

there are aa members who MAKE things happen
there are aa members who WATCH things happen
there are aa members who DON'T KNOW anything happen
WHICH ARE YOU ??????