Monday, Oct. 2, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Slogans
Live easy but think first.
—Anonymous
“Live and let live,” “Easy does it,” “But for the grace of God,” “Think, think, think,” and “First things first” are the five slogans we most often hear and see on the walls of our meeting rooms. The first word of each of these five slogans also creates a popular slogan: “Live easy but think first.”
Many newcomers hear that we begin recovery on the slogans and stay in recovery on the Twelve Steps. The slogans were developed for use in recovery from the experience of many others. They at first appear to us as too simple (and sometimes too corny) for our use. The slogans are anything but corny. We need to check if we are using them in our daily lives.
The slogans helped me when I first came in. I continue to use them to keep me on the program, but I also remember not to be a “slogan slinger” and ram them down everyone’s throat.
Hazelden Foundation
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