HALT is an acronym for...

"lacking in strength, without defense (over substances)"

"This group is at 8:15 AM daily."

"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and other drugs, and that our lives had become unmanageable."

"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all."

Physical exercise, proper sleep, and a well-balanced diet are forms of...

"Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results."

"This group is every other Wednesday in the Talking Circle."

"We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."

"Having had a spiritual awakening as the results of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other alcoholic/addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."

A practice of deep breathing with a focus on mindfulness

"Without name/unidentified/undisclosed/having an unknown or unacknowledged name by choice"

"The name of our tortoise."

"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."

"Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it."

Reflecting on past consequences in order to avoid repeating old negative behaviors

"A persistent feeling of ill will and suppressed anger caused by a sense of an injustice, insult, injury, offense, or wrong done."

"The land we are all on right now."

"We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."

"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."

5 of the most common triggers in early recovery

"Concerned primarily or only with oneself"

"The thrift store that is USUALLY open from 10am to 3pm."

"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."

"Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."