Category I
Hope & Encouragement
For the days when you need reminding that a better life is not only possible — it's waiting for you.
Recovery is not for people who need it. It's for people who want it.
Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.
You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
I understood myself only after I destroyed myself. And only in the process of fixing myself did I know who I really was.
There is no shame in beginning again, for you get a chance to build bigger and better than before.
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
Category II
Strength & Perseverance
Recovery asks more of you than you thought you had. These words remind you that you are stronger than you know.
Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there.
Courage isn't having the strength to go on. It is going on when you don't have strength.
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
I'm not telling you it is going to be easy. I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
Addiction begins with the hope that something “out there” can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.
You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. You were created to be victorious.
Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.
She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the Universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings.
Though no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.
Category III
Family & Loved Ones
Addiction doesn't happen in isolation. These words are for everyone touched by it — the person recovering and the people who love them.
When you love someone who's in recovery, you learn that love is not about fixing someone. It's about being there while they fix themselves.
Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights and the comfort when we occasionally falter.
The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.
You can't change someone who doesn't see an issue in their actions. But you can change how you react and where you place your energy.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.
No family is perfect. We argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end, family is family. The love will always be there.
I got sober for myself, but I stay sober for my family. They deserve the version of me that addiction tried to steal.
Category IV
Sobriety Milestones
Every day sober is a victory. Whether it's 24 hours or 24 years, these words celebrate the courage it takes to keep going.
I have been sober since [date] and it was the single best decision I have ever made in my entire life.
Every day I wake up, I tell myself: today is another chance. Not to be perfect, but to be sober. And that's enough.
Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself.
I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mess of our lives and how we overcome things.
One year sober. I didn't get here by being strong every day. I got here by being honest every day.
Getting sober is a radical act of self-love.
I'm proud of the woman I am today because I went through one hell of a time becoming her.
100 days. You start counting days and then the days start counting for you. Each one is a deposit into the bank of your new life.
The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction. And unless they have structured help, they have no hope.
Category V
AA & 12 Step Wisdom
Time-tested words from the fellowship that has helped millions find and keep sobriety since 1935.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
One day at a time.
Progress, not perfection.
We are not saints. The point is that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines.
Easy does it.
First things first.
Let go and let God.
Keep coming back. It works if you work it.
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
This too shall pass.
Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point.
Category VI
Daily Motivation
Short, powerful affirmations to carry with you throughout the day. Read one each morning. Let it set the tone.
Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices — today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.
I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
Just because today is a terrible day doesn't mean tomorrow won't be the best day of your life. You just have to get there.
You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
I am thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn't have stumbled across my strength.
You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before, and that, my love, is bravery.