Alcoholics Say
the Darndest Things!

Pain is Inevitable;
Suffering is Optional.
Submitted by: Karen from MI

If I Turn It Over but don't Let It Go,
I will be upside down!
Submitted by: Karen from MI

We are not human beings on a spiritual journey;
we are spriritual beings on a human journey .
Submitted by: Kathleen T. from Austin, TX

Please Lord, teach us to laugh again--
but don't let us forget that we have cried.
Submitted by: Ken from Long Island, NY

Life is a mystery,
not a problem to be solved.
Submitted by: Ken from Long Island, NY

When you can't sleep, Don't count sheep,
Talk to the Shepherd
Submitted by: Ken from Long Island, NY

Even if your on the right track ,
If you sit still the train will run you over.
Submitted by: Steve from Bowling Green, KY

Everywhere I go, there I am.
Submitted by: Terri from OR

I can't, He can.
I think I'll let Him.
Submitted by: Gary from Euless, TX

If you always do what you've always done,
you'll always get what you've always got!
Submitted by: Steph from Canton, OH

A simple prayer, "Please change my dragons into lizards."
Submitted by: Larry from Royal Palm Beach, FL

Fear is false evidence appearing real.
Submitted by: Cloudy from Sonoma Co, CA

"They gave me an award once ...
For being humble.
But, they took it away because I wore it!
Submitted by: Steve G. from Madison, WI

NUTS=Not Using The Steps
Submitted by: Unknown

Fear is like a wall that's miles high,
and stretches out for hundreds of miles in either direction,
but it's only paper thin. All you need to do is step through it.
Submitted by: Susan

Say what you mean, mean what you say, but don't say it mean.
Submitted by: Unknown

God is very polite; he won't interrupt while you are talking.
Submitted by: Howard F. from Wendell, NC

If its your way, its not His will.
Submitted by: Unknown

My stopping was a starting point!!!
Submitted by: LaRitha from Los Angeles, CA

Intimacy is IN-TO-ME-SEE.
Submitted by: Susie from Nashville

God, grant me the serenity to accept the person I cannot change,
the courage to change the person I can,
and the wisdom to know the person is me.
Submitted by: Unknown

There are really only 2 choices: worry or trust God.
Submitted by: Unknown

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift--
that's why they call it the present.
Submitted by: Unknown

SLIP= Sobriety Loses It's Priority
Submitted by: Linda from Gambier, OH

We may have arrived on different ships...
But we are all in the same boat now!
Submitted by: Ed from Richmond Hill, OH

The steps have numbers for a reason.
Submitted by: Jack W from Addison, TX
Submitted by: Unknown

FEAR: Face Everything And Recover
Submitted by: KARL N. from Co Springs, CO

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Submitted by: Staci

When I came into AA,
I thought GOD was going to open the doors of Heaven...
And let me in. He didn't.
He opened the doors of Hell and let me out.
Submitted by: Bob H from Stafford, TX

What does sober mean? It means "son of a bitch everything's real."
Submitted by: Unknown

How can you tell if an alcohlic is lying?
Their lips are moving.
Submitted by: Jenn from Philadelphia, PA

When I came into AA, I was a walking middle finger.
Submitted by: Carla from Long Beach, CA

What AA can and cannot do for you:
It cannot get you into Heaven but it can get you out of Hell !!!
Submitted by: Charles M from Phoenix, AZ

They tell me I live in a dysfunctional home.
That scares me because I live alone.
Submitted by: Unknown

I didn't quit, I simply surrenderd.
Submitted by: Gary M from Daytona Beach, FL

If you don't want what we have, go back out to what you had.
Submitted by: Unknown

Religion is for people who are afraid they'll go to hell.
Spirituality is for people who have been there.
Submitted by: Unknown

I'm not going to give anybody free rent in my head.
Submitted by: Unknown

If you commit suicide you're killing the wrong person.
Submitted by: Unknown

If you're not moving away from a drink you're moving closer to it.
Submitted by: Unknown

A fear faced is a fear erased.
Submitted by: Unknown

I was a scream in search of a mouth.
Submitted by: Unknown

I didn't make it all the way to the beach to drown in the sand.
Submitted by: Unknown

Praying is asking God for help.
Meditating is listening for God's answer.
Courage is fear in action.
Submitted by: Unknown

On relapse: I never did anything in moderation ... except maybe the steps.
Submitted by: Unknown

I always look for the hardest way to do the easiest thing.
Submitted by: Unknown

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