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Old 01-08-2009, 07:49 AM
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andyaddict
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You guys do know that governing is part of the disease not the wellness right?

Maybe a better approach would be to seek via prayer and discussion what spiritual principles could be practiced to help each outgrow the defects of character that stand in the way of your (individual and/or groups) unconditional acceptance of what God has in store for you, no?

Every new rule, control issue, or "suggestion" that gets implemented in a meeting’s format is a sure sign that groups (or its strong-willed members) are living in fear as compared to faith.

I suggest rereading the traditions portion of the program to find that governing and organizing the member is in opposition to NA’s principles of recovery. That free-will vetted through the group process is what cumulatively allows us to grow and that self-centered fear inhibits such spiritual growth.


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