Sean Alexander > Quotes

“As David Bowie once said, “religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there”.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“A New Earth”, by Eckhart Tolle”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now”,”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“I used to walk into a room full of people and wonder if they liked me… now I look around and wonder if I like them.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“Perhaps if this drunk planet was more of an honest place, it would all be framed rather differently. How about: “I’m giving up being overweight”. “I’m giving up being anxious and depressed”. “I’m giving up making stupid decisions”. “I’m giving up my soulless career”. “I’m giving up headaches and nausea”. “I’m giving up my toxic relationships”. “I’m giving up being broke a week after every payday”. “I’m giving up following what society says is ‘fun’ and taking ownership of my own happiness”. They’re all far more attractive propositions, and far more reflective of what being sober on a drunk planet really involves.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there”.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Quit Lit 2-In-1 Sobriety Series: An Uncommon Alcohol Self-Help Guide For Sober Curious Through To Alcohol Addiction Recovery

“If you accept that you’re on the wrong path, why wait to travel further down it before taking action? As Einstein said, “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“Of course, if like me, you put drugs in the mix too, you may not sleep at all. Instead, you stare at the wall for six hours, desperate to get ANY sleep before the work alarm goes off.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“As Thomas Jefferson once said, “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done”.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“One of the most used sayings within sober communities is that: “Sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised”.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Quit Lit 2-In-1 Sobriety Series: An Uncommon Alcohol Self-Help Guide For Sober Curious Through To Alcohol Addiction Recovery

“You can’t avoid that mirror, and you either like what you see, or you don’t. If you don’t, well, that’s chipping away constantly at your happiness and self-esteem”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol

“Sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised”. You hear that one a lot because it’s true.”
― Sean Alexander, Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol