‘You are what you repeatedly do’

This I believe, is the saddest part of alcohol addiction, the more you depend on alcohol, the more convinced you are that you cannot cope or enjoy yourself without it, and the quicker you die inside. Then your life is less fulfilling and when this happens the more you rely on alcohol to fill the gap. This is why I was so afraid of stopping. I always thought there would be a permanent gap in my life if I didn’t drink. It is alcohol that creates the gap and getting rid of alcohol fills it. Now that the gap has been filled just the thought of drinking fills me with fear not the other way round. Why should we fear NOT drinking? That should be the question!

“The more clear you are on what you want, the more power you will have.”

When you stand up and look in the mirror and see a new you that’s when you know its working.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.

I have never woken up sober and hangover-free wishing I’d been drunk the night before.

“Why not show up for the one life you’ve got!”

Tell the negative committee that meets in your head to sit down and shut up!