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. P*ractice patience  
2. I*nspire creativity 
3. N*urture love
4.
  S*how gratitude
 


My HP has gave me this:

Pray                                                 Pray for
Everyday
for                                                 Enlightenment
Acceptance                or                  And
Compassion
and                                         Compassion                           
Enlightenment                                 Every day



G
od'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 R
ising 
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

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