A B C's of Recovery
A - Acceptance is all or nothing
B - Believe in a Higher Power
C - Character Defects is working towards honesty
D - Dependence is domination and demand
E - Envy are obstacles in our path
F - Fear is a stepping stone
G - Gratitude is thanking our Higher Power for
what we have
H - H A L T = Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
I - Inventory is cleaning house and removing
resentments
J - Judging is not our job, we're not GOD
K - Kindness is giving back what we received
L - Love is to watch loneliness vanish
M - Meditation is the step that keeps us growing
N - Newcomers "The only requirement"
O - Open-mindedness is beyond agnosticism
P - P U S H = Praying, Until, Something, Happens
Q - Questioning the newcomers seriousness
R - Rationalization is searching for motives
S - Serenity is achieving a deep down, inner
calm
T - Tolerance is to be fair-minded
U - Unity is a guide to a better way
V - Victim is losing self-punishment
W - Willingness is freedom through acceptance
X - Xenophobia is subsiding
Y - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Z - Zest for life returning to some form of
normality.