wisdom

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.

Albert Einstein

a lesson learned from watching one's actions; talk really is cheap.

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost
no matter what happens, life still goes on; accept it without intoxication

Man is the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

Gandhi

the power of positive thinking

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

Rabindranth Tagore

true happiness gained through helping others

Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill
a creed for this former relapser to live by


We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle
replace the destructive ways with positive habits

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Goethe

becoming honest, reliable and accountable

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Hugh Downs
outlook is paramount in all aspects of life