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“I’ve learned that I am not responsible for anyone’s happiness except my own. Most importantly, I learned that true happiness is an inside job.”

“I cannot give anyone the precious gift of sobriety; but I can listen to a newcomer's problems and tell her how it works for me.”

“I’ve learned that I am not responsible for anyone’s happiness except my own. Most importantly, I learned that true happiness is an inside job.”

"I've learned that I am not responsible for anyone's happiness except my own. Most importantly, I learned that true happiness is an inside job."

“Today, the two most important things in recovery for me are willingness and action ... Today, I have a smile that I can offer other alcoholics.”

“I was so busy juggling the regrets of the past with the expectations of tomorrow I had no time for living in the present.”

“Some of us take a long time to ‘come to’ before we can ‘come to believe’ that there is any hope for us.”

"Life's formidable array of pains and problems will require many different degrees of acceptance ... Sometimes, we have to find the right kind of acceptance for each day. Sometimes, we need to develop acceptance for what may come to pass tomorrow and, yet again, we shall have to accept a condition that may never change. Then, too, there frequently has to be a right and realistic acceptance of grievous flaws within ourselves and serious faults within those about us – defects that may not be fully remedied for years, if ever."

“Life’s formidable array of pains and problems will require many different degrees of acceptance ... Sometimes, we have to find the right kind of acceptance for each day. Sometimes, we need to develop acceptance for what may come to pass tomorrow and, yet again, we shall have to accept a condition that may never change. Then, too, there frequently has to be a right and realistic acceptance of grievous flaws within ourselves and serious faults within those about us – defects that may not be fully remedied for years, if ever.”

“Today, as I look back over 27-plus years of sobriety, I can simply thank Him for being wherever I am going before I even get there.”

“Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn’t. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me.”

“I don’t believe I drank to get drunk, but always to seek in the next drink that peace for which a sick soul seems to thirst.”

“The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.”

“The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.”

“Today, as I look back over 27-plus years of sobriety, I can simply thank Him for being wherever I am going before I even get there.”