First Things First - I have heard it said - Be Honest With yourself, - get out of your head - You can Feel Good -About Saying "No" - Keep Coming Back to - Talk And Grow - Easy Does It - sounds real nice - If you Keep It Simple - you don't roll the dice - Live And Let Live - Brings it back to you - They're in recovery, - you are, too - What's to Be will Be - So, Let Go & Let God - Just wait and see - That one Day At A Time - Is more than a phrase - In Al-Anon, - it's the phrase that pays - Think! Listen And Learn - or watch bridges burn - Keep An Open Mind, - Now it's your turn - Is your serenity worth it - Just, Fake It 'Till You Make It! - I am pretty sure, You can - Cause, How - important is it? - In time, you will understand - It's true, we're all different, - But, together we can make it - If you feel that you can't, - Then, once again, fake it - When you let it begin with me - The fog will raise, - the sun will shine - Your eyes will see - Slogans are there - For you to use - Say one every day - So you don't sing the blues - It works when you work it - We say and it's true - We're all here to help - But your recovery is up to you.
Cathyinaz said
Dec 8, 2013
Thank you Peggy and Thank you Betty for keeping it at the top so we can use and read it when needed.
PP said
Dec 9, 2013
Thanks!
Breakingfree said
Dec 27, 2013
I love it!
Dee F said
Feb 27, 2014
Thank you! This is really good!
HervieB said
Mar 24, 2014
Thanks for sharing this little poem. I am going to stick it in my recovery journal as a reminder.
ladydiva0399 said
May 16, 2014
I love this poem. I must remember it doing my down days:)
Tampa said
Jul 30, 2014
Very nice!
blessed said
Aug 10, 2014
I must say that SLOGANS helped me arrange all my thoughts into an order that made sense. I am all about order. :)
T~
Karla said
Dec 26, 2014
Thanks so much. Indeed, this brings order to the slogans!
Mike12 said
Feb 12, 2015
I like your poem. Thanks for sharing!
Debb said
Feb 14, 2015
Love it Betty, thanks for sharing it!!
YarnKitty said
Apr 12, 2015
What a cool poem! Thanks for sharing!
flynntr said
Sep 6, 2016
I love this thank you....
hope for the hopeless said
Sep 10, 2016
Hi! This is Hope, a new member. I like the slogan: Be honest to yourself. Get out of your head. It is hard to get out of your head but that's why we come to meetings. Thank you for sharing.
Lucy125 said
Oct 27, 2016
I like that. Because when I am in an emotional state, I need something I can say really quickly. I like that one: I can feel good about saying NO! I was always taught I had no needs and I had to allow myself to get beat up, so that others could feel good. I am the Black Sheep of my family. I stopped playing the role. Everything went to hell right after. I have a right to my own life and not be the black sheep.
Stan1 said
Mar 9, 2017
I love this poem, going to write it in my baby blue.
Kgdaisygirl3 said
Mar 29, 2017
Thank you for sharing
George said
Apr 17, 2017
Hello new here
morganalfie said
May 3, 2017
thank you betty for a brill poem x
Tude said
Dec 29, 2017
Excellent!
Roxycan19 said
Mar 6, 2019
Hello, I am new on line. Love the ...keep a hand over my mouth...
Iamhere said
Mar 7, 2019
Welcome to MIP Roxanne - glad you jumped right in! Keep coming back!
Puddlediver said
Feb 2, 2021
This is great, thanks for posting xx
Debb said
Feb 2, 2021
Puddlediver, this is great combination of all the slogans put to poetry isn't it!
Hotrod, Betty as we knew her, was a lovely, strong, larger than life member of MIP
who passed away February 29, 2021. She is dearly missed, but glad you found
Al-Anon Slogans in a Poem - By Coach Papa
Slogans in a Poem by Coach Papa
First Things First - I have heard it said - Be Honest With yourself, - get out of your head - You can Feel Good -About Saying "No" - Keep Coming Back to - Talk And Grow - Easy Does It - sounds real nice - If you Keep It Simple - you don't roll the dice - Live And Let Live - Brings it back to you - They're in recovery, - you are, too - What's to Be will Be - So, Let Go & Let God - Just wait and see - That one Day At A Time - Is more than a phrase - In Al-Anon, - it's the phrase that pays - Think! Listen And Learn - or watch bridges burn - Keep An Open Mind, - Now it's your turn - Is your serenity worth it - Just, Fake It 'Till You Make It! - I am pretty sure, You can - Cause, How - important is it? - In time, you will understand - It's true, we're all different, - But, together we can make it - If you feel that you can't, - Then, once again, fake it - When you let it begin with me - The fog will raise, - the sun will shine - Your eyes will see - Slogans are there - For you to use - Say one every day - So you don't sing the blues - It works when you work it - We say and it's true - We're all here to help - But your recovery is up to you.
Thanks!
I love this poem. I must remember it doing my down days:)
I must say that SLOGANS helped me arrange all my thoughts into an order that made sense. I am all about order. :)
T~
I like your poem. Thanks for sharing!
I love this thank you....
Hi! This is Hope, a new member. I like the slogan: Be honest to yourself. Get out of your head.
It is hard to get out of your head but that's why we come to meetings. Thank you for sharing.
I like that. Because when I am in an emotional state, I need something I can say really quickly. I like that one: I can feel good about saying NO! I was always taught I had no needs and I had to allow myself to get beat up, so that others could feel good. I am the Black Sheep of my family. I stopped playing the role. Everything went to hell right after. I have a right to my own life and not be the black sheep.
Thank you for sharing
thank you betty for a brill poem x
Hello, I am new on line. Love the ...keep a hand over my mouth...
Hotrod, Betty as we knew her, was a lovely, strong, larger than life member of MIP
who passed away February 29, 2021. She is dearly missed, but glad you found
her post!!!