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October 2008

Tradition 10: My Father, Myself

Discarding opinions, inside AA and out

Sometimes, I'm great at practicing the Tenth Tradition. Other times, I'm horrible at it. But my ability to apply this Tradition in my life has grown as I have gotten older in sobriety. I still slip up sometimes, as I think we all do. One guiding principle has become clear to me: I am practicing the spirit of the Tenth Tradition as long as I am sharing my experience, strength, and hope, and not my opinions. By practicing this, I've been able to strengthen my relationships in and out of the rooms, including a difficult relationship with my father.

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