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From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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Therefore dependence,
as A.A. practices it, is really a means of gaining true independence of the spirit.
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Every new alcoholic looks for this
spirit among us and is immensely relieved when he
finds we are not witch-burners.
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We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and
you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the
Road of Happy Destiny.
11.
We asked ourselves this:
Are not some of us just as biased and unreasonable
about the realm of the spirit
as were the ancients about the realm of the material?
12.
We go to him in a helpful and
forgiving spirit, confessing our former ill feeling and expressing our regret.
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This much could be a fragment of what is called meditation, perhaps our very first attempt at a mood, a flier into the realm of spirit, if you like.
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To us, the Realm of Spirit is
broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding
to those who earnestly seek.
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The unselfishness of these men as we have come to know them, the entire absence of profit motive, and their community
spirit, is indeed inspiring to one who has labored long and wearily in this alcoholic
field.
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... spirit of
A.A. tradition, taking care that ...
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Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form), p.575
XII. The Conference shall observe the spirit of A.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of unqualified authority
over others; that it reach all important decisions by discussion,
vote, and, whenever possible, by substantial
unanimity; that its actions never be personally punitive nor an incitement to public controversy; that
it never perform acts of government, and that,
like the Society it serves, it will always remain democratic in thought and
action.
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Moved by the spirit of anonymity, we try to give up our natural desires for personal distinction as
A.A. members both among fellow alcoholics and before the general public.
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"Lord, make me a channel of thy peace -- that where there is hatred, I may bring love -- that where there is wrong,
I may bring the spirit of forgiveness -- that where there is discord, I may bring harmony -- that where there is error, I may bring truth -- that where there is doubt, I may bring faith -- that where there is despair, I may bring hope -- that where there are shadows, I may bring light -- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
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A spirit of intolerance
might repel alcoholics whose lives could have been saved, had it not been for such stupidity.
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When by devoted service to
family, friends, business, or community we
attract widespread affection and are sometimes singled out for posts of greater responsibility
and trust, we try to be humbly grateful and exert ourselves the more in a spirit of love and service.
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We do talk about each other a great deal, but we almost invariably temper such talk by a spirit of love and tolerance.
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Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group?
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I could go for such conceptions as Creative
Intelligence, Universal Mind or Spirit of Nature but I resisted the thought of a Czar of the Heavens, however loving His sway might be.
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Though Tradition Nine at first sight seems to deal with a purely practical matter, in its actual operation it discloses a
society without organization, animated
only by the spirit of service
-- a true fellowship.
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All such representatives are to be guided in the spirit of service, for true leaders in A.A. are but trusted and experienced
servants of the whole.
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All such representatives are to be guided in the spirit of service, for true leaders in A.A. are but trusted and experienced
servants of the whole.
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It is in this spirit of service that we elect the A.A. group's informal rotating committee, the intergroup association
for the area, and the General
Service Conferences of
Alcoholics Anonymous
for A.A. as a whole.
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It is the difference between the spirit of vested authority and the
spirit of service, two concepts which are sometimes poles apart.
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Readiness to take consequences of our past
and to take responsibility for well-being of others is spirit of Step Nine.
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For the readiness to take
the full consequences of
our past acts, and to take responsibility for
the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
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As soon as we admitted the
possible existence of a
Creative Intelligence, a Spirit of
the Universe underlying the totality
of things, we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps.
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When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God.
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It is the difference between the spirit of vested authority and the
spirit of service, two concepts which are sometimes poles apart.
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To get completely away from our aversion to the
idea of being humble, to gain a vision of humility as the avenue to true freedom of the human spirit, to be willing to work for humility as something to be desired for
itself, takes most of us a long, long time.
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Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly ask us to give up personal desires for the common good, we realize that the sacrificial spirit -- well symbolized by anonymity -- is the foundation of them all.
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