The traditions developed by the original 12 step programs kept groups, districts, areas and the world wide fellowships consistent and focused throughout the world.
Al-Anon's Paths To Recovery says: "In Al-Anon we learn how to live in a variety of relationships without losing ourselves or forcing our ideas on others. By including study of the traditions on our paths to recovery, we learn how to have healthier relationships than most of us have ever known."
Tradition 12 "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions ever reminding us to place principles above personalities"
-Anonymity is the foundation of 12 step recovery and identifies its members without status or last names. We are safe meeting places because we keep everything said, seen or expressed in a meeting, right there in the meeting. We do not share who attended or anything else about what went on in a meeting. The emotional condition of members is also protected by allowing members to share uninterrupted and without comment from the other group members. Everyone in a 12 step meeting is an equal
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-Spiritually suggests humility and prayer are keys to the magic in this type of recovery program. It also reminds me that what I do anonymously will be seen only by God. Ego and arrogance have no part in this tradition of service.
-Principles before personalities suggests to me that accepting all input from a hired servant (someone the fellowship has voted into a position of service) is a spiritual experience and that who the messenger is, is really not important. Do not disqualify the info because It comes from someone I do not favour! For me, trusting God and being willing to live by principles rather than react to personalities around me is key to successful living. Another lesson has been this-if I immediately find something distasteful about someone, I am usually projecting a flaw of my own onto this person. I need to go ahead of my feelings and introduce myself to this person; he/she has much to teach me about me and may very well provide a shortcut to some recovery.
NEED ONE ON ONE HELP WITH YOUR TWO-WAY PRAYER FOCUS. YOU CAN GET ANSWERS TO YOUR PRAYERS AND GUIDANCE IN WORKING YOUR PROGRAM
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