Steps and Traditions

Steps, Traditions & Concepts

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Step 12

"Service, gladly rendered, obligations squarely met, troubles well accepted or solved with God's help, the knowledge that at home or in the world outside we are partners in a common effort, the well understood fact that in God's sight all human beings are important, the proof that love freely given surely brings a full return, the certainty that we are no longer isolated and alone in self-constructed prisons, the surety that we need no longer be square pegs in round holes but can fit and belong in God's scheme of things~ these are the permanent and legitimate satisfactions of right living..."

~ 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, page 124

Tradition 12

"... anonymity is real humility at work. It is an all-pervading spiritual quality which today keynotes A.A. life everywhere."

~ 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, page 187

Concept 12

"The Warranties of Article 12 are a series of solemn undertakings which guarantee that the Conference itself will conform to A.A.'s Twelve traditions; that the Conference can never become the seat of great wealth or government; that its fiscal policy shall ever be prudent; that it will never create any absolute authority; that the principal of substantial unanimity shall be observed; that it will never take any punitive action; that it will never incite public controversy; that it can serve A.A. only; and that it shall always remain democratic in spirit. These Warranties indicate the qualities of prudence and spirituality which our General Service Conference should always possess. Barring any unforeseen defects, these are the permanent bonds that hold the Conference fast to the movement it serves.."

~ 12 Concepts for World Service, page 48