One Day at a Time: 100 Quotes for Sobriety

8. It Takes More Energy to Try and Control Your Alcohol Intake Than It Does to Let Go of Alcohol for Good. –Unknown

9. Addiction Isn’t About Substance—You Aren’t Addicted to the Substance; You Are Addicted to the Alteration of Mood That the Substance Brings. –Susan Cheever

10. New Beginnings Are Often Disguised as Painful Endings. –Lao Tzu

11. Alcohol Does Not Relieve Stress; It Erases Your Senses and Your Ability to Think. Alcohol Ultimately Erases Yourself. It Wasn’t That There Was Always a Reason to Drink. It Was Just That There Was Never a Reason Not To. –Annie Grace

12. The Only True Form of Freedom, the Only Ethical Form of Freedom, Is Through Self-Limitation. It Is Not the Privilege of Choosing Everything You Want in Your Life, but Rather, Choosing What You Will Give up in Your Life. –Mark Manson

13. 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. –Reinhold Niebuhr

14. Becoming Sober Doesn’t Mean Your Life Will Be Perfect. But It Does Mean That You’re Better Equipped to Handle Whatever Gets Thrown Your Way. –Unknown

15. Drunkenness Is Nothing but Voluntary Madness. –Seneca

16. The More We Choose to Accept Responsibility in Our Lives, the More Power We Will Exercise Over Our Lives. Accepting Responsibility for Our Problems Is Thus the First Step to Solving Them. –Mark Manson