Summary: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3853408"></a>Do you QTIP? Have you practiced the 3 A's? Spencer and Eric, with support from many listeners, talk about some of the acronyms (such as HALT or FEAR) and alliterations (3 C's, 4 M's) that help us to remember the important principles of the program. As Eric says, “these are like pocket change — they're easy to pick up and use.”<br> Acronyms<br> <br> <br> <br> * FEAR – Face everything and recover<br> * PAUSE – Please assist until serenity enters<br> * FEAR – False evidence appearing real<br> * LOVE – Let others voluntarily evolve<br> <br> * Al-anon “gifts” in <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-survival-to-recovery" rel="nofollow">From Survival to Recovery</a><br> * <a href="/249">Force vs Power</a>, episode 249<br> * Eric: I can’t “love my alcoholic sober” or “hug my addict straight”<br> * “Let go and let God”<br> <br> <br> * JADE – (don’t) Justify, argue, defend, or explain<br> <br> * <a href="/276">Would you rather be right or happy?</a> (episode 276)<br> * <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-courage-to-change">Courage to Change</a>, June 6<br> <br> <br> * WAIT – Why am I talking (thinking)<br> <br> * Neutral responses (scroll to the bottom of <a href="/249">episode 249</a>)<br> <br> <br> * HALT(S)<br> * NUTS – Not Using The Steps (Slogans)<br> * TRUST – try really using step three!<br> * THINK is it..?: Thoughtful. Honest. Intelligent. Necessary. Kind.<br> <br> * <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-odat" rel="nofollow">One Day at a Time in Al-Anon</a> pg. 20<br> * <a href="/131">Slogans Part 1</a> (episode 131)<br> * The Step 10 discussion in <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-paths-to-recovery" rel="nofollow">Paths to Recovery</a><br> <br> <br> * HOPE: Happy. Our. Program. Exists.<br> <br> * <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-odat" rel="nofollow">One Day At a Time in Al-Anon</a>, pg.94<br> * <a href="/65">Hope</a>, episode 65<br> * <a href="/270">Do you believe?</a> (episode 270)<br> <br> <br> * DETACH: Don’t. Even. Think. About. Changing. Him/Her.<br> <br> * <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-odat" rel="nofollow">One Day At a Time in Al-Anon</a>, pg.29<br> * <a href="/245">Consequences</a> (episode 245)<br> * <a href="/261">Enabling or empowering</a> (episode 261)<br> * <a href="/12">Detachment</a> (episodes 12, <a href="/188">188</a>)<br> <br> <br> * HOW: Honest. Open. Willing.<br> <br> * <a href="/216">Willingness</a> – Episode 216<br> <br> <br> * STEPS: Solutions. To. Every. Problem.<br> <br> * <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-odat" rel="nofollow">One Day At a Time in Al-Anon</a>, pg.297<br> * <a href="/201">In All Our Affairs</a> (Episode 201)<br> <br> <br> * QTIP: Quit. Taking. It. Personally.<br> <br> * <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/book-odat" rel="nofollow">One Day At a Time in Al-Anon</a>, pg.55<br> <br> <br> * FINE<br> * PISO: Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional<br> * Eric would write this on his hand.<br> * GOD: Good Orderly Direction<br> * UTT: Use the tools<br> * ODAT: One Day at a time<br> * ANGER = A Negative Grudge Endangers Recovery<br> * ASK = Ask Seek Knock<br> * CHANGE = Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Everyday<br> * COOL = Creative Opportunities Offer Love<br> * EGO = Easing God Out<br> * FAITH = Finding Answers In The Heart<br> * FEAR = Forgetting Everything Is Alright<br> * FEAR = Future Events Aren’t Real<br> * FROG = Fully Relying On God<br> * GIFTS = Getting It From The Steps<br> * HOPE = Helping Ourselves Purge Emptiness<br> * HOW = Honest, Open, Willing<br> * MYOB = Mind Your Own Business<br> * PUSH = Pray Until Something Happens<br> <br> <br> <br> Alliterations<br> <br> * 3 A’s – Awareness, Acceptance, Action<br>
