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Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Read about the Steps in the "12 & 12.” Searchable PDF, audio and ASL versions are available on this website.
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. Understanding these Traditions comes slowly over a period of time. We pick up information as we talk to members and visit various groups.
THE TWELVE STEPS Step One 21 “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.” Who cares to admit complete defeat? Admission of pow-erlessness is the first step in liberation. Relation of humili - ty to sobriety. Mental obsession plus physical allergy. Why must every A.A. hit bottom? Step Two 25
Tradition Twelve “Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.” T HE spiritual substance of anonymity is sacrifi ce. Be-cause A.A.’s Twelve Traditions repeatedly ask us to give up personal desires for the common good, we realize that
The Twelve Traditions of NA Excepts from the Basic Text and It Works: How and Why First Tradition Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NA unity. Our First Tradition concerns unity and our common welfare. One of the most important things about our new way of life is be-ing a part of a group of addicts seeking recovery.
12 mar 2020 · Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place prin-ciples before personalities.
