Serenity Quest- Acronyms

Acronyms A great way to affirm a positive thought is to create an acronym out of the main word. Below is a formula for walking thru moments of pain: 1. Practice patience 2. Inspire creativity 3. Nurture love 4. Show gratitude My HP has gave me this: Pray Pray for Everyday for Enlightenment Acceptance or And Compassion and Compassion Enlightenment Every day God's constant presence in my life Respect of self for being clean and working a program of recovery Acceptance of those who choose to live and act different Taking a step back before I react or over-react Earning my way Finding the good in others Understanding that I don't ever have to do "this" alone Love of and for family and friends This is an old time program acronym: Sometimes I have to HALT and not get too: Hungry Angry Lonely Tired My HP gave me this part to go with it, when I was in ER by myself and really scared: but other times I need to STOP and not get too Scared Tense Overwhelmed Pessimistic as well. When overwhelmed with FEAR a lot of people choose to Fuck Everything And Run but, through working my program, I have learned to Face Everything And Recover Being Able to Live And Navigate Challenges Easily ABC = Acceptance Belief Change ACTION = Any Change Towards Improving Our Nature New! ACTION Adopting Changes to Improve Outcomes Now ADDICT = Angry Dishonest Deceitful Insane Careless Thinking ADDICT = Anybody Doing Drugs In Compulsive Trouble ANGER = Any No Good Energy Rising ANONYMOUS = Actions Not Of Names Yield Maintenance Of Unity & Service ASAP = Always Say A Prayer ASK = Always Seeking Knowledge ASK = Ass Saving Kit BE = Believing Everyday BIGBOOK = Believing in God Beats Our Old Knowledge BLOATED = Bored, Lonely, Overwhelmed, Tired, Excited, Depressed BUT = Being Unconvinced Totally CALM = Can Anger Leave Me CARE = Comforting And Reassuring Each other CHANGE = Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Everyday CLEAN = Completely Leaving Every Addiction Now CLEAN = Can't Live Enduring Another Nightmare COURAGE = Cause Of Using Recovery's A Great Effort CRAP = Carrying Resentments Against People DEAD = Drugs End All Dreams DENIAL = Don't Even No I Am Lying New! DETACH = Don't Even Think About Changing Him/Her EGO = Easing God Out EGO = Edging God Out FAILURE = Fearful Arrogant Insecure Lonely Uncertain Resentful Empty FAITH = Facing An Inner Truth Hurts FAITH = Fantastic Adventure In Trusting Him FAITH = Fear Ain't In This House FAITH = Feelings Answered Infinitely Through a HP FAITH = Finding Answers In the Hurt FEAR = Face Everything And Recover FEAR = Failure Expected And Received FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real FEAR = False Expectations Appearing Real FEAR = Fighting Ego Against Reality FEAR = Future Events Appearing Real New! FEAR = Fear Expressed Allows Relief FINE = Fucked up Insecure Neurotic Emotional GUT = God's Undeniable Truths GIFT = God Is Forever There GIFTS = Getting It From The Steps GOD = Good Orderly Direction GOYA = Get Off Your Ass HALT = Honestly Actively Lovingly Tolerant HALT = Hope Acceptance Love Tolerance HALT = Hungry Angry Lonely Tired: (Fix these situations before you make any decisions.) HALT = Horny Arrogant Lazy and Tragic: (if you're any one of these, get to a meeting!) HALT = Hope Acceptance Love and Tolerance HEART = Healing Enjoying And Recovering Together HELP = Hope Encouragement Love Patience HELP = His Ever Loving Presence HELP = Her Ever Loving Presence HOPE = Hang On! Peace Exists... HOPE = Happy Our Program Exists HOPE = Hearing Other People's Experience HOPE = Helping Other People Everyday HOW = Honesty Open-mindedness Willingness IS = In Serenity ISM = I Sponsor Myself ISM= In Side Myself # ISM = Incredibly Short Memory ISM = Inside Me ISM = I Sabotage Myself KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid KISS = Keep It Simple, Sweetheart KISS = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually LET GO = Leaving Everything To God Okay? LIFE = Living It Fully Everyday LOVE = Living Our Victories Everyday LOVE = Living Our Visions Enlightened MMM = Meetings Meditation Miracles NA = Never Again NA = Never Alone NA = New Attitudes NEW = Nothing Else Worked NOT = Not an Option Today NOW = No Other Way NUTS = Not Using The Steps OUR = Openly Using Recovery PACE = Positive Attitudes Change Everything PAID = Pitiful And Incomprehensible Demoralization PAIN = Pause And Invite New PMS = Pain Misery Suffering PMS = Poor Me Syndrome PRIDE = Personal Recovery Involves Defeating Ego PRAY = Put Recovery Around You PROGRAM = People Relying On God Relaying A Message PUSH = Pray Until Something Happens RELAPSE = Recovery Exists Life And Program Seem Empty RELATIONSHIP= Real Exciting Love Affair Turns Into Outrageous Nightmare Sanity Hangs In Peril RESENTMENT=Destroys the container it's kept in. SELFLESS = Service Ensures Lives Fully Lived Enlighteningly Seeking Serenity SIT = Stay In Today SLIP = Steps Lost It's Priority SOLUTIONS = Saving Our Lives Using The Inventories Of Needed Steps SPONSOR = Service Person Offering Newcomers Suggestions On Recovery SPONSOR = Sharing Person Offering Newcomer Support Of Recovery SPONSOR: Sober Person Offering Newcomers Support of Recovery STAR = Start Talking About Recovery STEP = Solution To Every Problem STEPS: Solutions To Every Problem Straight TIME = Teachings Infinitely Meaningful Everyday TIME = Things I Must Earn TRUST = Teaching Recovery Using Step & Traditions TRUST = Try Relying Upon Steps Today UUU = Usefulness Unity Unselfishness WILLING = When I Live Life I Need God WISDOM = When Into Self Discover Our Motives YET = You'll End-up There YET = You're Eligible Too Please send us your acronyms to share on Serenity Quest.


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