April 1994
Practice These Principles. . .
Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
- Do I insist that there are only a few right ways of doing things in AA?
- Does my group always consider the welfare of the rest of AA? Of nearby groups? Of Loners in Alaska? Of Internationalists miles from port? Of a group in Rome or El Salvador?
- Do I put down other members' behavior when it is different from mine, or do I learn from it?
- Do I always bear in mind that, to those outsiders who know I am in AA, I may to some extent represent our entire beloved Fellowship?
- Am I willing to help a newcomer go to any lengths--his lengths, not mine-- to stay sober?
- Do I share my knowledge of AA tools with other members who may not have heard of them?
(Traditions Checklist from the Grapevine)
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