Some days it’s hard to maintain serenity. Some days, we need easy reminders of the things we need to focus on. Acronyms and mnemonics help a lot of people to remember ideas, thoughts, and concepts. The Al-Anon program includes several simple, familiar, easy-to-remember slogans and acronyms that members have found helpful for coping with a variety of circumstances.
Slogans:
Anger Is Just One Letter Short Of Danger
An Expectation Is A Resentment Waiting To Happen
Detachment, Not Amputation
Easy Does It
Feelings Aren’t Facts
First Things First
How Important Is It?
If In Doubt, Don’t
Just For Today
Keep An Open Mind
Keep Coming Back
Keep It Simple
Keep The Focus On Yourself
Let Go And Let God
Let It Begin With Me
Listen And Learn
Live And Let Live
Live At Peace With Ourselves And Others
Look Back Without Staring
Obedience To The Unenforceable
One Day At A Time
Principles Above Personalities
Progress, Not Perfection
Quiet The Mind, Open The Heart
Take Care Of Yourself
Take Your Own Inventory (Not Someone Else’s)
The Healing Is In The Hearing
Think (Stop And Think)
This Too Shall Pass
Together We Can Make It
Acronyms:
Three A’s – Awareness, Acceptance, Action
Three C’s – I didn’t cause it, I can’t control it, I can’t cure it
Detach – Don’t Ever Think About Changing Him/Her
Fear – False Evidence Appearing Real
Three G’s – Get off their back, Get out of their way, Get on with your own life
How – Honest, Open, Willing
Four Unwanted M’s – Martyrdom, Managing, Manipulating, Mothering
Three Unwanted P’s – Perfectionism, Procrastination, Paralysis
Qtip – Quit Taking It Personal
Think! – is it… Thoughtful, Honest, Intelligent, Necessary, Kind
Halt – don’t get too… Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Wait – Why Am I Talking?
