Slogans

I have mentioned slogans already here and there in the book. On my recovery tool list, slogans have been right up near the top with positive affirmations.  They have helped me to get back on track when I’m upset or obsessing about a problem, or feeling lost because of something that’s going on in my life. 

Slogans help me keep things in perspective.  They help me get back into focus with reality.  And this is not my reality but God’s reality and what’s really true in His plan. 

They help me realize that it’s okay for me to take care of myself.  It’s okay for me to say no. I need to sleep when I’m tired. I need to eat when I’m hungry. It’s okay for me to take a break.

The slogans also remind me that I don’t have to do it alone.  God is there to help and he should come first.

I like to type up the slogans and put them all over the house.  I think they help me to keep focused on God, His plan and what is real, instead of what’s going on in my own compulsive, obsessive head.

On this webpage, http://webpages.charter.net/jlbond/slogans.htm, you’ll find 400 Alcoholics Anonymous slogans. (Again, AA is another 12 Step Program, and its approach is actually the foundation for Codependent Anonymous.)

I refer to this webpage often.