A Dozen Steps

Tradition Four Checklist

by Mark on April 29th, 2007

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 groups? Of loners in Alaska? Of internationalists miles from port? Of a group in Rome or El Salvador?

• Do I put down other members’ behavior when it is different from mine, or do I learn from it?

• Do I always bear in mind that, to those outsiders who know I am in AA, I may to some extent represent our entire beloved Fellowship?

• Am I willing to help a newcomer go to any lengths – his lengths, not mine – to stay sober?

• Do I share my knowledge of AA tools with other members who may not have heard of them?

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