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Twelve Traditions, (with minor editorial modification) are the spiritual principles of the Traditions that I strive to apply in my daily life: 1. The A.A. member conforms to the principles of . Our Twelve Steps to recovery are suggestions; the Twelve Traditions which guarantee A.A.’s unity contain not a single “Don’t.” They repeatedly say “We ought ” but nev-er “You must!” To . Explore top gifts · Shop stocking stuffersTypes: Automotive, Baby, Books, Fashion, Gift Cards, Groceries and more. Tradition 1 // Twelve and Twelve Notes. Short Form: Our common welfare should come first; personal progress depends upon AA unity. Long Form: “Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But. Twelve Traditions, (with minor editorial modification) are the spiritual principles of the Traditions that I strive to apply in my daily life: 1. The A.A. member conforms to the principles of recovery; at first because he must, later because he discovers a way of life he really wants to live. (Unity) 2. Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; our world arteries would no longer carry the life-giving grace of God; His gift to us would be spent aimlessly. Back again in their caves, alcoholics would reproach us and say, “What a great thing A.A. might have been!”. Any two or three alcoholics gathered together for sobriety may call themselves an A.A. group, provided that as a group, they have no other affiliation. With respect to its own affairs, each A.A. group should be responsible to no other authority than its own conscience. Tradition 1 PREPARING FOR THE FIRST TRADITION (Read pp. of the “12 & 12”) THE FIRST TRADITION: “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity” 1. A.A.: Am I still being a loner at A.A. meetings? Do I volunteer to help? Do I stick out my hand? Do I try to help others?. THE TWELVE TRADITIONS OF A.A. 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 may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern.
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