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| The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous® |
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| The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous® 1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A. A. unity. 2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority-a loving God as He expresses Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. 3. The only requirement for A. A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. 4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A. A. as a whole. 5. Each group has but one primary purpose-to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. 6. An A. A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A. A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose. 7. Every A. A. group ought to be fully self supporting, declining outside contributions. 8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers. 9. A. A. as such ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. 10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A. A. ought never be drawn into controversy. 11. Our public relations policy is based upon attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of radio, press and films. 12. Our public relations policy is based upon attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of radio, press and films. Copyright © 1939, 1955, 1976, Alcoholics Anonymous World Service®, All rights reserved. As with The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous ®, The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous ® were conceived in the bosom of early A. A. sobriety. Whereas the Steps protect us from ourselves, the Traditions protect us from each other. The Steps got me sober, the Steps brought me back to God, the Steps brought me to sanity, and the Steps keep me in recovery. But it is the Traditions that allow me to experience the unity of spirit with others in recovery. We each have an individual goal to not drink, one day at a time, but the collective goal of our fellowship is to carry the message to the alcoholics who still suffer and solve our common problem; alcoholism. It is when we allow our egos and personal agendas to interfere with this common goal; others may suffer. We learned to allow God into our lives when nothing else in creation worked. Then we learned to trust others again. As in no other group of people in history, we come together united in a common bond born of our misery, loneliness, and fear. Outside of our fellowship, we have rarely found the understanding, compassion, and support needed the continue as productive members of society. I found that I needed others in my recovery as much as I needed the principles of both the Steps and the Traditions. What allows me to fill that need of others is the principle of A. A. Tradition . As I became more aware of my own needs and recovery I was able to further explore each Tradition and see how I could use it in not only my life, but pass along my understanding to some else who is seeking. It is in this context that I share my understanding of the Twelve Traditions The First Tradtition Find Out About The Promises |