Tradition Twelve Checklist – Are You?

Just a thought this am…

“Is my brand of AA so attractive that other drunks want it?”

From Silkworth.net;

Tradition Twelve: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

• Why is it a good idea for me to place the common welfare of all AA members before individual welfare? What would happen to me if AA as a whole disappeared?
• When I do not trust AA’s current servants, who do I wish had the authority to straighten them out?
• In my opinions of and remarks about other AAs, am I implying membership requirements other than a desire to stay sober?
• Do I ever try to get a certain AA group to conform to my standards, not its own?
• Have I a personal responsibility in helping an AA group fulfill its primary purpose? What is my part?
• Does my personal behavior reflect the Sixth Tradition – or belie it?
• Do I do all I can to support AA financially? When is the last time I anonymously gave away a Grapevine subscription?
• Do I complain about certain AAs’ behavior – especially if they are paid to work for AA? Who made me so smart?
• Do I fulfill all AA responsibilities in such a way as to please privately even my own conscience? Really?
• Do my utterances always reflect the Tenth Tradition, or do I give AA critics real ammunition?
• Should I keep my AA membership a secret, or reveal it in private conversation when that may help another alcoholic (and therefore me)? Is my brand of AA so attractive that other drunks want it?
• What is the real importance of me among more than a million AAs?

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