Tradition One Part One
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon
A.A. unity.
Tradition One Part Two
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon
A.A. unity.
Tradition Two Part One
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as
He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but
trusted servants; they do not govern.
Tradition Two Part Two
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
Tradition Three
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Tradition Four
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups
or A.A. as a whole.
Tradition Five
Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Tradition Six
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.
Tradition Seven
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
Tradition Eight
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
Tradition Nine
A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boardsor committees directly responsible to those they serve.
Tradition Ten
Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Tradition Eleven
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and
films.
Tradition Twelve
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
It has been said that the Twelve Steps is a program of recovery for the individual and the Twelve Traditions contain the spiritual principles that keep 12 Step support groups focused on their primary purpose.
Though this is true there is also a wonderful way that we can apply each of these 12 Traditions in our family and personal lives as well. By doing so we begin to enhance our relationships with others and to live a life of freedom and service to our fellows.
In this workshop you will learn the secrets of how to apply and implement these Traditions into your personal life.
