TRADITIONS
Honoring our Traditions makes us attractive as a Fellowship.
TRADITION TEN
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
"FOR GROUPS"
Whatever a group needs to _______ ___ ______ ______ should be provided by the group itself.
fulfill its primary purpose
IT WORKS HOW AND WHY
TRADITION 7 PG175
Our Basic Text, Narcotics Anonymous, provides the best description of who we are and what we do:
IP #29, An Introduction to NA Meetings
Opportunities for _________ _________ arise wherever we turn in Narcotics Anonymous.
selfless service
Fourth Concept - Effective leadership is highly valued in Narcotics Anonymous. Leadership qualities should be carefully considered when selecting trusted servants.
Twelve Concepts for NA Service
The more distance we keep between ourselves and our Higher Power, the less we will feel that Power's presence.
STEP SEVEN
NA STEP WORKING GUIDE
PG66
This Tradition frees each of us from the dangerous belief that we are in charge, or that some of us are more important than others.
TRADITION TWO
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
"LAST PARAGRAPH"
Sometimes it seems that groups run all by themselves, but the fact is that ________ has to do the work _______ __ ________ the group.
someone, needed to support
NA THE GROUP BOOKLET
It is also important to have a sponsor or someone to help you learn and practice the Twelve Steps.
IP #21, The Loner: Staying Clean in Isolation
****DOUBLE JEOPARDY****
D O U B L E J E O P A R D Y
NA’s principle of spiritual anonymity is the foundation for the Seventh Concept.
Seventh Concept - All members of a service body bear substantial responsibility for that body’s decisions and should be allowed to fully participate in its decision-making processes.
Twelve Concepts for NA Service
It's possible that, through our step work, we've healed resentments we may have held against religious institutions, and as a result are able to return to those institutions with an open mind.
STEP ELEVEN
NA STEP WORKING GUIDE
PG108
This Tradition both offers freedom and establishes boundaries for us in ways specific rules or policies never could.
TRADITION FOUR
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
"TRADITION FOUR"
****DOUBLE JEOPARDY****
D O U B L E J E O P A R D Y
Our survival is directly related to the survival of the group and the Fellowship.
TRADITION ONE / NA BT PG62
We develop a bond with each other as we grow together.
IP #2, The Group
Our experience shows that ______ ______, taken in _______, serves neither the groups nor our services well.
radical action, haste
Second Concept - The final responsibility and authority for NA services rests with the NA groups.
Twelve Concepts for NA Service
Sure, we're no longer using, and many of the outside circumstances of our lives have probably gotten better - our relationships are more stable, perhaps - but have we changed?
STEP SEVEN
NA STEP WORKING GUIDE
PG67
One of the hallmarks of our disease is that it takes us away from the things that matter to us.
TRADITION SIX
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
"FOR MEMBERS"
The group is the ________ _________ by _____ ____ _________ __ ________.
primary vehicle, by which our message is carried.
NA THE GROUP BOOKLET
Nonaddicted people don’t spend their time wondering if they’re addicts.
IP #22, Welcome to NA
In service, we _______ ____ ________ for the recovery others have shared with us by _______ ____ __ _______.
express our gratitude, carrying ours to others.
Twelfth Concept - In keeping with the spiritual nature of Narcotics Anonymous, our structure should always be one of service, never of government.
Twelve Concepts for NA Service
We may find ourselves able to courageously face situations that used to strike fear in our hearts.
STEP THREE
NA STEP WORKING GUIDE
PG25
Tradition ________ helps us to retain our anonymity even as we help to accomplish great things, because it reminds us that we are always servants.
TRADITION NINE
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
"FOR MEMBERS"
Common sense, open minds, calm discussion, accurate information, mutual respect, and healthy personal recovery enable a group to _____ __________ with _______ ________ that _____ ____ ____.
deal effectively, almost anything, comes its way.
NA THE GROUP BOOKLET
Goodwill, of course, is the beginning of all spiritual growth.
IP #5, Another Look
Our members, however, are only human, and we _________ ________ ____ _______
sometimes mistreat one another.
Tenth Concept - Any member of a service body can petition that body for the redress of a personal grievance, without fear of reprisal.
Twelve Concepts for NA Service
Not everyone in our lives will be delighted that we've chosen to live our lives in a spiritual way.
STEP ELEVEN
NA STEP WORKING GUIDE
PG114