"In maintaining my sobriety, I find it more useful to keep in mind what I call my top line rather than my bottom line. Volunteering for service, program and otherwiseĭoing something creative that fills me with joy Making dates with people I care about (friends, sisters, nephews, parents, visit grandparents) Here are some examples of possible top-line behaviors: It can start with small additions to our daily routine. We can take creative actions, and prove we are capable of making healthy choices. We can't get sober and simply stop our destructive behavior in a vacuum. "Top Lines" are healthy behaviors and activities we replace for our old unhealthy patterns. ©2006 The Augustine Fellowship, S.L.A.A., Fellowship-Wide Services, Inc.Įxcerpt from Setting Bottom Lines: A Pamphlet with Worksheets Not entering or leaving a relationship without consulting my Higher Power and trusted advisers Pursuing inappropriate or unavailable peopleĬompulsively avoiding sex in a committed, long-term relationship Having sex outside of a committed, monogamous relationshipĭoing anything that could reasonably get me arrested
Pursuing a new relationship before ending an existing one Having sex with someone who is married or in another relationship Here are some examples of possible Bottom-line behaviors:
member when setting or changing your "Bottom Lines". It is strongly suggested that you get the help of your sponsor or another trusted S.L.A.A. We can then set "Bottom Lines", or the behaviors which we refrain from in order to stay sober. It is up to each one of us, with the help of our Higher Power, our sponsor, and others, to learn to recognize our addictive patterns. Therefore, our bottom lines are self-defined, and may vary from person to person. "Bottom-lines" are self-defined activities which we refrain from in order to experience our physical, mental, emotional, sexual and spiritual wholeness. Recovery begins by admitting that following our addictive path is making our lives unmanageable and we are powerless to stop.
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