Have you ever heard acronyms in an AA meeting and wondered what they mean? We have a list for you!
HOW = Honest Open-mindedness; Willingness
ABC = Acceptance Belief Change = Accept Begin Continue
DETACH = Don’t Even Think About Changing Him / Her
HUGS = Hope Unity Gratitude Serenity
PUT = Practice Using Tolerance
AGO = Another Growth Opportunity
LET GO = Leave Everything To God Okay
GOD = Good Orderly Direction = God’s On Duty = Gift Of Desperation = Grow Or Die = Great Out Doors = Group Of Drunks
GIFT = God Is Forever There
CALM = Cause Anger Left Me
STEPS = Solution Through Each Powerful Step
STEP = Something That Enhances Peace
SLIP = Sobriety Loses Its Priority
PAUSE = Pay Attention Use Step Eleven = Patience And Understanding Succeed Everytime
PROGRAM = People Relying On God Relaying A Message
POP = Power Of Prayer
FROG = Fully/Forever Relying On God
WILLING = When I Live Life I Need God
PLOM = Poor Little Old Me
ESH = Experience Strength Hope
HJF = Happy Joyous Free
AAWOL = A A Way Of Life
ART = Always Remain Teachable
ISM = I Sabotage Myself = Incredibly Short Memory = In Side Me
GROWTH = God Reveals Other Ways To Heal
SOBER = Spiritually On Beam Everything’s Right = Son Of a Bitch Everything’s Real
NOW = No Other Way
CHANGED = Choosing Humility Allows New Growth Every Day = Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Every Day
ANGER = Any New Grudge Endangers Recovery
TIME = This Is My Education = Things I Must Earn
GIFTS = Getting It From The Steps
WORK = What Our Recovery Knows
DENIAL = Didn’t/Don’t Even Notice I Am Lying = Don’t Even Notice It’s a Lie
HUMBLE = Honest Unassuming Mindful Believing Loving Encouraging
WISDOM = When Into Self Discover Our Motives
SHAME = Should Have Already Mastered Everything
PAID = Pitiful And Incomprehensible Demoralization
HELP = His Ever-Loving Presence = Hope Encouragement Love Patience
LOVE = Leave Out Violent Emotion = Let Others Voluntarily Evolve = Living Our Values Everyday
PROGRESS = Prayers Release Our Gradiences Resentments Envy Selfishness & Self-centeredness
JADE = Justify Argue Defend or Explain
BEST = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today
BIG BOOK = Believing In God Beats Our Old Knowledge
TUFF = Tolerance Understanding Forgiveness Forgetting
WASP = Worry Anger Self Pity
HOLD = Helping Others Live Daily
HEAL = Helping Every Alcoholic Live
HALT = Hungry Angry Lonely Tired = Have A Laugh Today
AA = All Accepted = Altered Attitudes = Always Available/Aware = Absolute Abstinence = Attitude Adjustment = Answers Available = Avoid Anger = Amazing Adventure = Alcoholics Answer = Acknowledge Acceptance = Accountable Actions
STAR = Start Talking About Recovery
KISS = Keeping It Simple Spiritually = Keep It Serenely Simple = Keep It Simple Surrender
BATH = Behavior Attitude Thinking Habits
HOPE = Hearing Other Peoples/Persons Experience = Hold On Possibilities Exist = Happy Our Program Exists = Hang On Peace Exists = Hold On Pain Ends
ASAP = Always Say A Prayer
ACTION = Any Change To Improve Our/Ones Nature
THINK = Thoughtful Honest Intelligence Nice Kind – Thank Heavens I Now Know
PRIDE = Personal Recovery Involves Deflating Ego = Pretty Ridiculous Individuals Directing Everything
FAITH = Forwarding All Issues To Him/Heaven = Facing All Intuitively Trusting Him = Further/Fantastic Adventure In Trusting Him = Found Always In Trusting Him = For All I Trust Him = Facing An Inner Truth Heals = Fear And Insecurity? Trust Him = Forget Answers Instead Trust Him
PUSH = Pray Until Something Happens
ALCOHOLICS = A Life Consisting Of Helping Others Living In Constant/Continuous/Complete Sobriety
NUTS = Not Using The Steps
DEAD = Drinking Ends All Dreams
FREE = Fortunately Recovery Enhances Everything
FEAR = Forget Everything And Run = Forgetting Everything’s All Right = Face Everything And Recover = False Evidence Appearing Real = Frustration Ego Anger Resentment = Frantic Efforts at Avoiding Responsibilities = For Ever Arrive Rejoicing = Fighting Ego Against Reality = Fear/Failure Expressed Allows Relief
SWAT = Surrender Willing Action/Acceptance Trust
CHAOS = Can’t Handle Another Overwhelming Situation = Creating Havoc Around Our Selves
YANA = You Are Not Alone
SOBRIETY = Staying Off Booze Recovery Is Everything To You
NEW = Nothing Else Worked
SPONSOR = Sober Person Offering Newcomers Suggests On Recovery
WHO = Willing Honest Open-mindedness
WOW = Willingness Over Willpower
BUT = Being Unconvinced Totally
PRAYER = Praying Regularly Aids/Allows/Assists Your Expanding/Everyday/Ever growing Recovery
ALE = Alibis Lies Excuses
TRUST = Try Relying Upon Steps & Traditions
AA R US = Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Unity Service
HEARTS = Helping Each Alcoholic Reach Their Sobriety
HEART = Healing Enjoying And Recovering Together
NEW = Nothing Else Worked
HEAR = Hope Experience Acceptance Recovery
STOP = Sobriety Tops Our Priorities
STORM = Surrender Transparency Obedience Revelation Move
ACT = Action Changes Things
HJF = Happy Joyous Free