The Tool Box
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The Tool Box Repeat as needed… 1. We are not bad people trying to get good, but sick people trying to get better. 2 First things first. 3 Pain is necessary, misery is optional. 4 Keep it simple. 5 Principals before personalities. 6 Substitute a negative thought with a positive one. 7 To drink is not an option today. 8 I am responsible for my thought life today. 9 H.A.L.T. Don't get too hungry, too angry, too lonely, or too tired. 10 You won't get drunk if you don't take a drink. 11 I can't control people, places, or things. 12 Can I bring something good to the situation? 13 Let GOD worry, because he can and I can't. 14 I am utterly powerless over alcohol or any mind altering substances. 15 Am I practicing character assassination? , or practicing Live and Let Live? 16 I am my own problem. 17 Do I know today what my motives are? 18 Acceptance, the key to Life on Life's terms. 19 Stick with the winners. (The people working the program) 20 Today I try not to beat myself up. No one works a perfect program. 21 Helping or thinking of someone other than myself always helps me get up off the pity pot. 22 You can be on the right track, but if you sit down, you can can still get run over. 23 Don't take yourself too seriously. 24 I am responsible for my emotional stability and happiness today. 25 I am responsible for my thought life. 26 Worry causes one to forget Who is really in charge. (GOD) 27 Gratitude lists are daily helpers. 28 What am I doing to stay sober today? 29 Do I see what my fear is when I'm angry? 30 Do I listen for my Higher Power speaking to me through other people? 31 Do I share solutions in meetings when I experience them? 32 Am I trying to live in the solution today, or am I still digging the ditch deeper? 33 Are my words or actions hurting others today? (Am I watchful not to hurt another's growth?) 34 GOD didn't bring me this far to leave me! 35 I can plan plans, but not the outcome. 36 There aren't any big deals today! 37 The quality of my problems are much better now than they were!!! 38 My part is to improve the present moment. 39 Decide the kind of day you're going to have when you start it. 40 Start your day when ever you need to. 41 Am I living in the present moment? or trying to live in the future, or the past? (Affects my present attitude and outlook on what is really going on around me) 42 Make a gratitude list. 43 Do I talk to my sponser? Or do I think I've done well handling my life. 44 It works if you work it. 45 Coming to AA was no coincidence. 46 Did I ask my Higher Power to stay sober today? Did I thank Him last night?
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Unauthorized slogans and sayings that have helped many people through rough times in Recovery.
Transcript of The Tool Box
The Tool BoxRepeat as needed…
1. We are not bad peopletrying to get good, but sickpeople trying to get better.
2 First things first.3 Pain is necessary, misery
is optional.4 Keep it simple.5 Principals before
personalities.6 Substitute a negative
thought with a positiveone.
7 To drink is not an optiontoday.
8 I am responsible for mythought life today.
9 H.A.L.T. Don't get toohungry, too angry, toolonely, or too tired.
10 You won't get drunk if youdon't take a drink.
11 I can't control people,places, or things.
12 Can I bring somethinggood to the situation?
13 Let GOD worry, becausehe can and I can't.
14 I am utterly powerless overalcohol or any mindaltering substances.
15 Am I practicing characterassassination? , orpracticing Live and LetLive?
16 I am my own problem.17 Do I know today what my
motives are?18 Acceptance, the key to Life
on Life's terms.
19 Stick with the winners.(The people working theprogram)
20 Today I try not to beatmyself up. No one worksa perfect program.
21 Helping or thinking ofsomeone other thanmyself always helps meget up off the pity pot.
22 You can be on the righttrack, but if you sit down,you can can still get runover.
23 Don't take yourself tooseriously.
24 I am responsible for myemotional stability andhappiness today.
25 I am responsible for mythought life.
26 Worry causes one toforget Who is really incharge. (GOD)
27 Gratitude lists are dailyhelpers.
28 What am I doing to staysober today?
29 Do I see what my fear iswhen I'm angry?
30 Do I listen for my HigherPower speaking to methrough other people?
31 Do I share solutions inmeetings when Iexperience them?
32 Am I trying to live in thesolution today, or am I stilldigging the ditch deeper?
33 Are my words or actionshurting others today?(Am I watchful not to hurtanother's growth?)
34 GOD didn't bring me thisfar to leave me!
35 I can plan plans, but notthe outcome.
36 There aren't any big dealstoday!
37 The quality of myproblems are much betternow than they were!!!
38 My part is to improve thepresent moment.
39 Decide the kind of dayyou're going to have whenyou start it.
40 Start your day when everyou need to.
41 Am I living in the presentmoment? or trying to livein the future, or the past?(Affects my presentattitude and outlook onwhat is really going onaround me)
42 Make a gratitude list.43 Do I talk to my sponser?
Or do I think I've donewell handling my life.
44 It works if you work it.45 Coming to AA was no
coincidence.46 Did I ask my Higher
Power to stay sobertoday? Did I thank Himlast night?
