A Dozen Steps

September 8th, 2007

Tradition Nine Checklist

As usual, always worthy of consideration, any day, any time, imho.
From Silkworth.net;
Tradition Nine: AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

Do I still try to boss things in AA?
Do I resist formal aspects of AA because I fear them as authoritative?
Am I […]

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June 17th, 2007

Traditions Six Checklist

As usual, always worthy of consideration, any day, any time, imho.
From Silkworth.net;
Tradition Six: An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

Should my fellow group members and I go out and raise […]

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May 19th, 2007

The Fifth Tradition

“Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.”
A recent news article spoke of one of a few precise reasons I believe “they” derived this Tradition. The group the article talked about - in Washington, D.C., if indeed it is true, is no longer an A.A. […]

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April 29th, 2007

Tradition Four Checklist

Always worthy of consideration, any day, any time, imho.
From Silkworth.net;
Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.

Do I insist that there are only a few right ways of doing things in AA?

Does my group always consider the welfare of the rest of AA? Of nearby […]

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