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jada311 · 02-12-2009, 04:18 AM

" For our groups purpose ther is but one ultimate authority- A lovin GOD as he may express himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted sevants, they do not govern." ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS TWELVE TRADITIONS (LONG FORM)

Tradition one affirms that without out the group the individual dies and vice versa. Thus being the foundation of the remaining TWELVE TRADITIONS. Tradition 2 reasserts the fact that I am a small part of the whole. Although my insight is an important piece of the group conscience.

Last year an AA friend and I decided to start a group in our area. We had many ideas of how it should be run. After all we were in charge weren't we. In the beginning this was true. This man and myself secured the meeting hall, covered the insurance filed with GSO through our local area officers and announced our meeting. As the Group grew so did the members. The group conscience was born. What i thought was right for the group wasn't always so when laid before all the members. Things changed, votes took place Officers elected, commitments delegated. What started as a Two man deal had blossomed into a group. Had I not had a mild knowledge of this tradition it may very well have created deep resentment within myself. Afterall, who do these people think they are coming in here and disrupting my fool proof plan. Turns out, not all of the ideas I had for the direction of the group were as great as i Thought they were. I am happy to report that up until this point our meeting is 13 members strong with a weekly attendance of over thirty people. It is a meeting I love to go to and a group I love to serve.
ANY thoughts? Just setting the base here.

02-12-2009, 04:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
jada311 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kingston PA Posts: 49	Tradition two " For our groups purpose ther is but one ultimate authority- A lovin GOD as he may express himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted sevants, they do not govern." ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS TWELVE TRADITIONS (LONG FORM) Tradition one affirms that without out the group the individual dies and vice versa. Thus being the foundation of the remaining TWELVE TRADITIONS. Tradition 2 reasserts the fact that I am a small part of the whole. Although my insight is an important piece of the group conscience. Last year an AA friend and I decided to start a group in our area. We had many ideas of how it should be run. After all we were in charge weren't we. In the beginning this was true. This man and myself secured the meeting hall, covered the insurance filed with GSO through our local area officers and announced our meeting. As the Group grew so did the members. The group conscience was born. What i thought was right for the group wasn't always so when laid before all the members. Things changed, votes took place Officers elected, commitments delegated. What started as a Two man deal had blossomed into a group. Had I not had a mild knowledge of this tradition it may very well have created deep resentment within myself. Afterall, who do these people think they are coming in here and disrupting my fool proof plan. Turns out, not all of the ideas I had for the direction of the group were as great as i Thought they were. I am happy to report that up until this point our meeting is 13 members strong with a weekly attendance of over thirty people. It is a meeting I love to go to and a group I love to serve. ANY thoughts? Just setting the base here.