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to remember that
Your recovery program comes
first!
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ALCOHOLICS = A Life Centered
On Helping Others to Live In Complete
Sobriety
ANONYMOUS = Actions Not Our
Names Yield Maintenance Of Unity and
Service
AA = Absolute Abstinence
AA = Adventurers Anonymous
AA = Altered Attitudes
AA = Altruistic action
AA = Attitude Adjustment
ABC = Acceptance, Belief, Change
ABC = Ashtrays, Brooms, Coffee
ACTION = Any Change Toward Improving
One's Nature
ANGER = Allowing yourself to
Not Get Everything in Recovery
ANGERY = Allowing yourself to
not get everything in recovery yeasterday.
BAR = Beware Alcohol, Run
BAR = Beware Alcoholic Ruin
BAR = Brawls, Anger, Resentment
BIG BOOK = Believing In God
Beats Our Old Knowledge
CANT = caring about nobody today
CANT = Career of Aptitude Normalizing
Today
CHIPS = Clean Happy Individuals
Praising Sobriety
CHIPS = Chewing Hard Indigestible
Potato Skins :-)
CHIPS = CHALLENGING HIS INNER
PEACE & SOBRIETY
DEAD = Drinking Everything and
Driving
DEAD = Drinking Ends All Dreams
DENIAL = Don't Even Know I Am
Lying
DENIAL = Don't Even Notice I
Am Lying
DETACH = Don't Even Think About
Changing Him/Her
DUES = Desperately Using Everything
but Sobriety
EGO = Easing God Out
EGO = Edging God Out
ES&H = Experience Strength
and Hope
FAILURE = Fearful, Arrogant,
Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful,
Empty
*FAITH = Fear Ain't In This House
*FAITH = Fear And Insecurity
Trust Him
FEAR = Few Ever Arrive Rejoicing
FEAR = Failure Expected And
Received
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing
Real
FEAR = False Expectations Appearing
Real
FEAR = Fear Expressed Allows
Relief
FEAR = Feelings Every Alcoholic
Rejects
FEAR = Fighting Ego Against
Reality
FEAR = Forget Everything and
Run (polite version)
FEAR = Face Everything and Recover!
(definitely recommended)
FEAR = Forgetting Everything's
All Right (not really!)
FEAR = Frantic Effort to Appear
Real
FEAR = Frantic Efforts to Appear
Recovered
FINE = Faithful, Involved, knowledgeable
and Experienced
FINE = Feeling Insecure, Numb
and Empty
FINE = Frantic, Insane, Nuts
and Egotistical
FINE = Freaked out, Insecure,
Neurotic and Emotional
FINE = Frustrated, Insecure,
Neurotic and Emotional
GIFT = God Is Forever There
GOD = Good Orderly Direction
GOD = Group of Drunks
*GRACE = God Reveals Abundantly
Constant Excellence
GUT = God's Undeniable Truths
HALT = Honestly, Actively, Lovingly
Tolerant
HALT = Hope, Acceptance, Love
and Tolerance
HALT = Hungry, Angry, Lonely,
Tired
HALT = Horny, Arrogant, Lazy
and Tragic
HALTS = Hungry, Angry, Lonely,
Tired and Stupid
HELP = His Ever Loving Presence
HELP = Her Ever Loving Presence
HELP = Hope, Encouragement,
Love and Patience
*HOPE = Happy Our Program Exists
*HOPE = Hearing Other Peoples'
Experience
*HOPE = Hang On! Peace Exists...
HOW = Honesty, Open-mindedness,
Willingness: that's how we do it
HOW = Honest, Open-minded and
Willing
IF IC-UC = IF I CAN YOU CAN
ISM = I, Self, Me
ISM = Incredibly Short Memory
ISM = Inside Me
ISM = I Sabotage Myself
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KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid
KISS = Keep It Simple, Sugar
KISS = Keep It Simple, Sweetheart
KISS = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
LIFE = Livng in Faith Everyday
LIFE = Living in Fullness everyday
LIFE = Living Injury Free Everywhere
M
NUTS = Not Using The Steps
Normal = Notice,On,Recovery,My,Alumni,Live
OUR = Openly Using Recovery
PACE = Positive Attitudes Change
Everything
PAID = Pitiful And Incomprehensible
Demoralization
PAWS= post acute withdrawl syndrome
PEACE = Positive Energy Activates
Constant Elevation
*PEACE = People Enjoying A Contented
Existence
*PEACE = Progressing Everyday
And Changing Everyway
PMS = Poor Me Syndrome
PMS = Pour More Scotch
PROGRAM = People Relying on
God Relaying a Message
RELATIONSHIP = Real
Exciting Love Affair Turns Into Outrageous Nightmare, Sobriety Hangs In
Peril
RID = Restless, Irritable and
Discontented
SLIP = Sobriety Loses Its Priority
SLIP = Second Look and Inventory
Pervail
SOB = Sober Old Biker
SOBER = Son of a bitch, Everythings
REAL
SOBER = Slow on the bottle enjoy
the road
SOBER = STOP OR BE EVERY REMORSEFUL
SOBER = Still Obediant Because
Everyone Remembers
SPONSOR = Sober Person Offering
Newcomers Suggestions On Recovery
STEPS = Solutions To Every Problem
in Sobriety
STEPS = Solutions To Every Problem,
Sober
STOP = Sicker Than Other People
TIME = Things I Must Earn
TRADITIONS = To,Recover,After,Drinking,I'm,Truly,Intent,On
Newcomers Sharing.
TRY = Time relies on You
TRY = TAKE RECOVERY with
YOU
U
V
WETSU = We Eat This Stuff Up
WHY = We'll Help
You
WILLING = When I Live Life,
I Need God
X
YET = You're Eligible Too
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