Today’s quotes are ones that deal with 12 Step recovery and many of the things I’ve learned in sobriety from former addiction by working the 12 Steps and continuing to work them, one day at a time, hopefully for the rest of my life…
“When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That’s when the sparkle started for me.” (Mary Karr)
“Being in recovery has given me everything of value that I have in my life. Integrity, honesty, fearlessness, faith, a relationship with God, and most of all gratitude. It’s given me a beautiful family and an amazing career. I’m under no illusions where I would be without the gift of alcoholism and the chance to recover from it.”
“Addiction is giving up everything for one thing. Recovery is giving up one thing for everything.” (Anonymous)
“The first three steps taught me how to give up. Four, Five, and Six taught me how to own up. Seven, Eight, and Nine taught me how to make up. Ten, Eleven and Twelve taught me how to grow up.” (Anonymous)
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson
