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January 1990

My Sponsor's Favorite Word

Tradition One

Being self-centered in the extreme, I noticed that "our common welfare" in the First Tradition includes me. My welfare is a part of our welfare. The phrase also includes alcoholics with very different backgrounds, occupations, abilities, and handicaps. "Our" really does include all of us.

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