I was sent these acronyms, which are anonymous in more ways than one! They are, according to the person who sent them to me, from the community of
recovering persons (12 Step programs ranging from substances to behaviors)
A A - Adventurers Anonymous.
A A - Altered Attitudes
A A - Altruistic Action
A A - Attitude Adjustment
A C T I O N - Any Change To Improve Our Natures
A F G O - Another Freaking Growth Opportunity
A N O N Y M O U S - Actions, Not Our Names, Yield Maintenance Of Unity
and Service.
A N G E R - Any No-Good Energy Rising.
A S A P - Always Say A Prayer.
B A T H - Behavior, Attitude, Thinking, and Habits.
B E S T - Been Enjoying Sobriety (Serenity) Today?
B I G B O O K - Believing In God Beats Our Old Knowledge
B O G G L E - Bad Or Good, God Loves Everyone
C A L M - Can Anger Leave Me.
C A R D S - Call your sponsor, Ask for help from your Higher Power, Read
the Big Book, Do the Twelve Steps, Stay active in your group.
C A R E - Comforting And Reassuring Each Other
C H A N G E - Can Help Attract New Gifts and Energy.
C H A N G E - Child Having Another Growth Experience
C H A N G E - Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Everyday
C H A O S = Can't Handle Another Overwhelming Situation
D E A D - Don't Ever Admit Defeat
D E A D - Drinking Ends All Dreams.
D E N I A L - Didn't Even Know I Always Lied
D R Y - Doing Recovery Yourself.
E G O - Edging God Out
F A I L U R E - Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain,
Resentful, Empty.
F A I T H - Facing All In Trusting Him
F A I T H - Fantastic Adventures In Trusting Him.
F A I T H - Fear Ain't In This House.
F A I T H - Finding Answers In The Heart
F A I T H - For All I Trust Him
F E A R - Face Everything And Recover
F E A R - False Events Appearing Real
F E A R - Fighting Ego Against Reality.
F E A R - Fools Every Alcoholic Repeatedly
F E A R - Forever Escaping And Retreating
F E A R - Forgetting Everything's All Right
F E A R - Frantic Efforts to Appear Recovered.
F E A R - F... Everything And Run (before recovery)
F E E L - Feel, Experience, Express, Let go.
F I N E - Free, Independent, New and Energetic
F I T - Faith, Intuition, Trust.
G I F T - God Is Forever There
G I F T S - Getting It From The Steps
G O D - Gifts Offered Daily
G O D - Give Others Dignity
G O D - Good Orderly Direction
G R A C E - Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations.
H A L T - Honestly, Actively, Lovingly, Tolerant.
H A L T - Hope, Acceptance, Love, Tolerance
H A L T - Hungry, Angry Lonely, Tired
H E A R T - Healing, Enjoying, And Recovering, Together
H E L P - His Ever-Loving Presence
H E L P - Hope, Encouragement, Love and Patience
H O P E - Hang On, Pray Everyday
H O P E - Happy Our Program Exists
H O P E - Hearing Other Peoples' Experience
H O PE - Heart Open; Please Enter
H O P E - Helping Other People Everyday
H O P E - Help Open People's Eyes
H O W - Honest, Open, and Willing
H O P E - Hang On; Pray Every day.
H O P E - Hope Overcomes Petty Emotion.
LET GO - Leave Everything To God, Okay?
L O V E - Living Our Valuable Experiences.
I S M - Insecure, Selfish, Me
N U T S - Not Using The Steps
O D A A T - One Day At A Time
P A C E - Positive Attitudes Change Everything.
P E A C E - Providing Experienced Attitude Changes Every day.
P R I D E - Pretty Ridiculous Individual Directing Everything.
P R O G R A M - People Relying On God Relay A Message
P U S H - Pray Until Something Happens
P U T - Patience, Understanding, Tolerance.
R E L A T I O N S H I P - Real Exciting Love Affair Turns Into
Outrageous Nightmare, Sobriety (Serenity) Hangs In Peril
S I T - Stay In Today
S I T D O W N - Stay In Today, Do Only What's Necessary
S L I P - Sobriety Loses Its Priority
S O B E R - Simply Observe Bill's Exemplary Recovery
S O B E R - Son of a Bitch, Everything's Real
S O B E R - Spiritually On Beam; Everything's Right
S O B E R - Spirituality Over Booze Equals Recovery.
S P O N S O R - Sober Person Offering Newcomer Support Of Recovery.
S T E P S - Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety
S W A T - Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, and Trust
T E A M - Together Everyone Achieves More
T H I N K - The Happiness I Never Knew
T I M E - Things I Must Earn
T R U S T - Teaching Recovery Using Steps and Traditions
T R U S T - Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions
W H O M E? - Willingness, Honesty, Open-mindedness, Must Exist.
Y A N A - You Are Not Alone.
Y E T - You're Eligible Too
