Posted by ziggy-74

all you need to know about aa is on page 112 the frist 3 words  in the big book.

Posted by zentrxtr

"You're as sick as your secrets"- heard at one of my first meetings... scared the crap outta me! 

I wish you all the pain to grow. A grateful heart will never drink. Dont be terminally unique

I wish you all the pain to grow A grateful heart will never drink Dont be terminally unique

Posted by craigrckr1

If you can't turn your will and your life over to God, turn your thoughts and actions over to sober members of Alcoholics Anonymous

Posted by SaturdayMorning

I wasn't getting into relationships. I was taking hostages.

Posted by BeatlebabyLisaJean

I heard in a meeting something that I could completely relate to. "Oh -- I didn't have a problem with stopping drinking, I had a problem with Stopping Starting".

Posted by JohnFD1

8/14/2007 3:55 PM  Posted by <NOBR>bnahop</NOBR>

Heard in a meeting in Addison, Texas ...

 

"Don't think less of yourself, but .... think less of yourself"

The Phrase is... "Don't think less of yourself,

                           But think of yourself less."

Posted by RayBuc

The Alcoholic lives forever in the shadow of tradegy and eternal vigilance is the price of sobriety.

Posted by beebohead8

I've heard that humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. That really made sense to me!

Posted by beebohead8

My sponsee told me about this one: Instead of telling God how big your problems are, try telling your problems how big God is. I thought that was great!

Posted by bnahop

Heard in a meeting in Addison, Texas ...

 

"Don't think less of yourself, but .... think less of yourself"

Posted by ananimityVB

I like "God takes our mess, and makes it the message."

 

 

 

Since I have been in AA I have heard a lot of good ones, However I recently

heard a couple of zingers.

 

1. As you sober up the stinking thinking doesn't go away, but it sure gets clearer.

 

2. For an alkie to pick up a drink is like jumping off a 25 story building.

    The first one doesn't do much for you. So as you pass the 15th floor you take             another one. Then it's free fall all the way to the bottom.

You can change seats on the Titanic---- but your still going down!!  Heard at  a meeting in response to  someone whostated they no longer drank, but continued pot- of course he said he was working the program - as far as alcohol was concerned!!!

Posted by anniegetyergun

My sponsor said this to me on the phone one day when I called her on a day (ok several times) when I was having  waaawaaa days:" Well, I am sorry your GOD is not big enough to handle your problems today!" then she hung up the phone! stay tuned for the rest of the story LOL

Good habits result from resisting temptation.

I always discard the paper cover to my Big Book and write notes on the inside of the hardcover -- quotes from the text or stories, and what pagethey can be found on.  Also what page each step is introduced on.

 

In my current Big Book, I decided to use the inside of the back for a list of things Heard At A Meeting.  I'm really glad I started this.  Sometimes a member says something that might not appear anywhere in the book, but which changes my way of thinking about a topic or gives me insight.  Often it's through humor.  I tend not to be able to remember the profound or funny things I hear in meetings, which is always a disappointment, so this turned out to be a good exercise for me.

Posted by princess-ali-lock

Said by an old time at a meeting in Lakeland, Florida.............

 

"We can get off  the elevator of alcoholism at any point, we don't have to wait until it crashes to the ground"

 

 

And...this wasn't said at a meeting, but well worth sharing....on one of my "bad days" with living with my inlaws my husband told me "Ignore Ignorance".

Posted by Josephowell2

Denile isn't just a river in egypt

Posted by ShoreChick_04

I just heard this tonight  & thought it was great. I'm going to make it my tag-line! :)

 

 

"The monkey is off my back - but the circus is still in town"

 

 

Posted by ResidualVtail

I've always liked this.  It came from a guy who struggles with recovery and seems to be unable to find a handle he can live with.  He said, after one of his recent treatment completions, the following:

 

"I feel like I've got the keys to Disneyland...it might rain once in a while, but it's still Disneyland."

 

I'm not sure of all the ramifications of that sentiment or what twists and turns can be wrought from it but he oozed sincerity when he said it.  I hope I never forget it.

Posted by deidremanning

My name is Deidre and I am a sober, happy and very grateful alcoholic!

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I picked up my first drink at the age of 14 and I drank heavily right up until I was 40 years old.  Tried to give up drinking on my own on many occasions and failed miserably and went back to drinking every time.   I tried numerous rehabilitation centres and also failed.  I tried to go to A.A. meetings on a regular basis, but still drank in between.  I sought psychiatric help to no avail.  In the end I got that depressed because of my drinking I wanted to end my life.  I was recommended by my doctor to investigate the Fresh Start program.  So I thought to myself “I have got nothing to lose, why not give it a try”.  I subsequently joined the Fresh Start program and had the surgical naltrexone implant put into the lower part of my abdomen, which was a minor and painless operation.  This implant instantly took away the cravings of alcohol, which in turn stopped me from thinking about alcohol.  18 months later I am still alcohol free!  I have not picked up a drink since.  The desire to drink has ceased physically and mentally.  As a result I am back with my husband and 2 boys, and life couldn’t be better!  I am now experiencing life sober beyond my wildest dreams.

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If you or a friend or a family member have an alcohol problem that you can’t control, please visit the Fresh Start Private website – www.freshstartprivate.com, I guarantee you won’t regret it, there is a success rate of 7000 people who have received the implant to my knowledge!

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I wish you all the luck that I had with this.  Cheers, <st1:place w:st="on">Dee</st1:place> xx

You gotta ask yourself "Do I want to be right or do I want to be HAPPY?"

Posted by jigger9506

Saw this on a banner at an AA meeting...YAGOTTAWANNA,cause nothingchangesifnothingchanges.My experience is that...shit will always happin but,now I dont have to sit in it anymore

If you see a sober alcoholic and a turtle on a fencepost, there's one thing you know for sure.  They both had help getting there.

Mention how long you have been sober and no one asked, the only one impressed is you.

The Steps are not punishment

Posted by dtroubledmt47

 Hey everyone if you think you know all the answers maybe we need an adjustment in our out look on how things are really going. why i said that i think i forgot how i got here for the last year or so. i thought i knew it all BAM i get a tune up just remeber it took me 38 years to get here and it is going to take me another 27 years to get out of my woods of darkness. if my higher power let's me keep my time here and continue on. have a great 24 hours love dtroubledmt.

Posted by JOEPHARMACIST

AA MAY NOT GET YOU TO HAVEN BUT IT WILL GET YOU OUT OF HELL.

Posted by dabobster214

breathe In...........breathe Out..........dont drink in between breathes bobster ........namaste'.......in love &service ASAP.....Always Say A Prayer ///////\ \/ /\/\\\\\\\\\ Thanx for your life said Dr. Bob /////These are ehe ''good ole' days''

Posted by dabobster214

 my sponsors wife sez : ya' cant fix yer' own head with yer' own head........ 

Posted by dabobster214

in times of trouble there are two things you can change: your attitude/OR\ your sobriety date

Posted by dabobster214

have a nice dayunless you've made other plansdabobster

Posted by Nicky8777

"At the end of my drinking, my behind was super-glued to the bar stool."

Posted by Koppite11

I had to leave my wife towards the end of

my drinking, she was spending my money

on stupid extravagances like food and electricity!

Posted by ?Påñzêr?™

"I've found my worse days sober are so much better than my best days drunk."

on the fourth step: "if you don't do a 4th, you will drink a fifth" saw on a t-shirt: "my sponsor can beat up your sponsor"

Posted by esperanzaenmostoles

My sponsor again after listening  a like newcomer explained he turned into another person when he's drunk

 

" it's a big mistake i've deluded myself often to belive that i use to turn into another person when i'm drunk, that's the person i am when i drink, that's all"

 

Francisco

Móstoles (Madrid).-Spain

 

Posted by esperanzaenmostoles

A.A. is no free. All you're sitting there have paid a high  price in money terms before to be here, so to speak it is paid in advance

 

 

Mostoles ( Madrid ) Spain

My sponsor said the above

Francisco

Posted by Gia001292

A.A. DIDN'T GIVE ME A LIFE IT JUST MADE THE ONE I HAD WORTH LIVING

Posted by Gia001292

TAKE ME OUT OF BLAME AND THE REST IS JUST....BLA,BLA,BLA!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by cambor62

just follow the 12 steps as they are written in the  big book .theres an old saying if you dont know where your going every road will take you there.have a nice day god bless.

Posted by hengybobo

Last week I was given a badge for my humility.

 

This week it was taken back because I wore it.

 

 

Posted by dtroubledmt47

 the best advices of an oldtimer if you don't bend your elbow  you wont drink and that has been the advice i give new comers

Posted by cambor62

yes have a nice day folks keep up the good work god bless .new member.

Posted by Teecee32

     If you always do,what you   have always done,you will always get what you have always got.

Posted by NC-Sentinel

"I pray on the day of your death you are the person God wanted you to be onthe day of your birth."

Posted by NC-Sentinel

 This IS the easier softer way!

Posted by NC-Sentinel

The elevator to serenity is out...

Take the steps...

Posted by celeste91593

 

"AA is not a sexually transmitted program"

 

 

Heard it at my meeting today.

Celeste

(on helping others and doing committments): We come here to make the old uncomfortable and to comfort the new Have a good day all :)

when you come thru these doors and decide you want we have your welcome if you dont. you can walk back out the door your misery will be refunded.

Posted by craigrckr1

This is the first place that no matter what I said always asked me to Keep Comin' Back

Posted by craigrckr1

I have watched booze and drugs make men monsters and in these rooms I have seen monsters become men.

Posted by JeffC_06-13-2005

There is nothing that can happen to me today that a drink will make better...

Posted by JeffC_06-13-2005

Courage is just Fear that said it's prayers... 

Posted by Chswnstnn1

"Please help open this moment with a meeting of silence,"

Posted by craigrckr1

The trouble with moving to a new town is not only carrying my posessions, I also take myself with me......something for any drunk or addict to ponder.

Posted by flitterbuggin

Newcomer's Favorite Song - memememememe

AA's favorite Song - wewewewewewe

Posted by NC-Sentinel

Sponsor to Sponsee...

 

Sponsee: "What about relationships?"

 

Sponsor: "You can have all the sex you want...and after your first year, you can invite anyone you want!!"

 

Posted by NC-Sentinel

It's alright to sit on the pity pot...just don't forget to FLUSH!!!

Posted by Chswnstnn1

WHY IS THE BIG BOOK LIKE A PARACHUTE?

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T OPEN IT , IT DOESN'T WORK

Posted by MyChoice42

 You can always tell a alcoholic... You just  Can't tell them much!!!........MyChoice

Posted by bates_ABC

some times I have gone to a Meeting  and  when the hour is up the new comers  pick and leave

But the secreat ofstaying sober is the fellowship after wards.You can  usually tell who is serious  or has been orderd by the courts. Stop and Think , How many times did we go to a Bar and sit and watch the clock and  say the hour is up and  leave.

Posted by MyChoice42

  If you didn't know where you were going, and you got here...Then why is it any of your business where your  going, now that your here..."MY SPONCER". If you  do what these people suggest, Then you are going to be OK! 

Posted by Chswnstnn1

"since I've stopped drinking there's nothing to give up for lent'

Posted by bates_ABC

The 5 sayings of AA is acyually 6

Take one word from each step

LIVE

EASY

BUT

THINK

FIRST

Heard it at a Meeting

 

Early recovery and new relationships can result in a

 

R  Really

E  Exciting

L   Love

A  Affair

T  Turns

I    Into

O  Outragious

N   Nightmare

S   Soberiety

H   Hangs

I     In

P   Peril

 

Posted by Keith53MSN1

Heard at a meeting on Cape Cod....

 

"Gee... I don't remember having any black outs...."

Posted by Chswnstnn1

"I'm an egomaniac with an identity crisis'

Heard at a meeting in Bristol, CT.

NUTS= Not Using The Steps. 

  Amazingly smart these AA'ers

Posted by The_Friendly_Ghost2

"Lord, I know I ain't what I outta be, and Lord I know I ain't what you want me to be, but thank you Lord, I ain't what I used to be."

 

Just a little thing my sponsor would close with.

If God takes us to it, He will take us through it

No matter how far down the path we have traveled, it is the same distance to the ditch

Posted by No-Butts

And one more thing; none of us would be

here today if somebody hadn't taken time

to explain things to us, to give us a little

pat on the back, to take us to a meeting

or two, to have done numerous little kind

and thoughtful acts in our behalf. So let 

us never get the degree of smug complacency

so that we're not willing to extend or attempt

to, that help which has been so beneficial to

us, to our less fortunate brothers.

                                                     Dr. Bob

     Delivered at the first international

conference of Alcoholics Anonymous at

Cleveland, Ohio in 1950

dont know how a potatoe grows but if im one and i dont keep the weeds away ie fear anger resentment and selfcenterness i will not only stop growing imay very well rot

Posted by BraveHumunculus

I heard this at a meeting the other day.  "I didn't burn out a percentage of my brain cells to fill the good ones with others bull****".  Thanks Jason.

 

Kim

Posted by poisonedbykim

I just wanted to Thank you all in the group for such inspiring knowledge of AA. I gives me gratitude to help the next person coming in to the rooms of AA. Without the fellowships of AA alot of people would be lost. I will spread my gratitude to others by giving away what I have as you all do in this group. When times I cannot get to a meeting it is so very nice to sit in front of my computer after I have prayed and read some GOOD stuff. And it is all good to me. Everyone helps me in one since or another. Continue to give me hope that this program works with FAITH.

KimG

Posted by SoberLadyDi

"I was always trying to GET sober, never trying to STAY sober!"

not from a meeting but an old timer

 

i know that i am not much but i am all i thinkabout

I'm someone who makes a LONGTERM solution for a SHORT term emotion...

 

Posted by Wharfrat™

"One of these days someone's gonna say something that will save your life...... but you won't hear it cause you're outside smoking."

Posted by SensibleLinda1

Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive.

Posted by SensibleLinda1

I came.....I came to.....I came to believe.

Posted by Sonorangirl2

Heard from an Old Timer:

I just wish I was half the man my dog thinks I am,

But by God I am sober today..and that just tickles the hell out of me.

Posted by SensibleLinda1

If you have "Gratitude",

You won't have "Attitude."

Posted by dalunde54

When a co-dependent dies, someonelse's life flashes before them.

Posted by dalunde54

Inside every alcoholic is a raging co-dependent trying to get out.

Posted by DrWinstonMcBoogie

You not only have to turn it over, to God ( or your higher power ), but you also have to let it go or else you end up upside down. 

"The steps are the meat and potatoe of the program, you just need to bring the vegetable"

 

lol, I absolutley LOVED that

Posted by CompleteQtip

We may have the monkey off our backs, however, the circus is still in town.

Those that are happiest in life ARE NOT those who always get what they want, it is those who actually want what they get.

Posted by Petergibbons7863

Make your soberity the most important thing in your life,And the good things that happen will be reflected in the eyes of those you love, This was used by Bill C.an old school AA as his closing when he would speak. submitted by biker bob.

Posted by No-Butts

You're not an alcoholic,

You have multiple personality disorder.

You don't know if you're Vic, or Tom or Ized 

Posted by No-Butts

Stupidity will be painful

Personal Growth

If you marvel at my growth, but do not grow, then my growth has less meaning. If I marvel at your growth, but I do not continue to grow,  your growth will be limited. If we both grow, we will both have much to marvel at. The Ravencrow™

"you can't change a pickle back into a cucumber..."

"A.A. DOES NOT deliver...."