“Get Up is basically the book I wanted to have my first year of sobriety. I wish someone had given me this book a year before I even went to a meeting because I was already miserable. I didn't enjoy drinking anymore, I just couldn't stand the idea of not doing it. I was afraid if I got sober I wouldn't be able to write anymore. That was a really big fear of mine, which turned out not to be true.” IfsWritingYearsFirstsBookIdeasBigsAbleWantedGivenWishEnjoyMinesMeetingsDrinkingBeing TrueGet UpMiserableSoberSobriety Author:Bucky Sinister
“There was my other big misconception. That if I got sober and went to a meeting they'd make me believe in God. Not true. They ask you to believe in a higher power. You need a higher power, but it doesn't have to be a super-natural entity. You have all this power inside you.” IfsNeedsBelieveBigsAsksNaturalHigherMeetingsBelieve In GodEntitySoberMisconceptionHigher Power Author:Bucky Sinister
“Being able to play tragedy for humor rather than pity is a new trick I've learned. For a long time that's what I did with my poetry, ask people to feel sorry for me. I got sober and I realized I have to get out of the pity thing; it's not going anywhere for me. I don't want to have any self-pity.” PeopleWantFeelsLongSelfPlayAbleAsksLong TimeTragedySorryI RealizedTricksPityI've LearnedSoberSelf Pity Author:Bucky Sinister
“Your best days are ahead of you. The movie starts when the guy gets sober and puts his life back together; it doesn't end there.” InspirationalEndsTogetherGuyRecoverySoberMovie StarSobrietyBack Together Book:Get Up: A 12-step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos Source: Get Up: A 12-step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos