TRADITIONS-IWHAW
In Narcotics Anonymous, we have no professional Twelfth Steppers.
TRADITION TWELVE
“Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.”
IWHAW PG212
THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN A RELAPSE LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR __________ _________.
COMPLETE FREEDOM.
BT PG77
Our program works by one addict helping another.
WHAT IS TRADITION EIGHT.
"Narcotics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers."
BT PG72
WE ARE EACH OTHER'S _____ AND _____.
EYES, EARS.
BT PG104
WE ARE ACCEPTED AND LOVED FOR WHO WE ARE, NOT IN SPITE OF WHO WE ARE.
WHAT IS TRADITION ONE.
"Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NA unity."
BT PG62
No one member or group has a monopoly on the knowledge of a Higher Power’s will.
TRADITION TWO
“For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority— a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.”
IWHAW PG
WE SOMETIMES SEE OUR ____ _________ AS PART OF OURSELVES AND NOT PART OF ____ ________.
PAST BEHAVIOR, OUR DISEASE.
BT PG81
An addict who does not want to stop using will not stop using.
Tradition Three
“The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using.”
BT PG65
HONEST SHARING CAN ________ ____ _____ OF RELAPSE.
DISPEL OUR FEARS
BT PG103
Many of us use a variety of resources in our personal programs of recovery and spiritual growth. Not all of them, however, relate directly to NA’s primary purpose.
TRADITION SIX
“An NA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the NA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, or prestige divert us from our primary purpose.”
IWHAW PG170
We are responsible to provide an atmosphere in which recovering addicts can share freely with one another.
TRADITION TEN
“Narcotics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence, the NA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.”
IWHAW PG200
_____ ______ AND ______ ________ DO NOT HELP IF WE FAIL TO PUT THEM INTO ACTION.
GOOD IDEAS, GOOD INTENTIONS.
BT PG83
Our meetings are a gathering of members for the purpose of staying clean and carrying the message of recovery.
Tradition Nine
“NA, as such, ought never be organized, but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.”
BT PG 73
SOME OF US, EVEN AFTER YEARS OF RECOVERY, FOUND OURSELVES _________, _________ OR _________.
JOBLESS, HOMELESS, PENNILESS.
BT PG102
WITHOUT THIS TRADITION, OUR FELLOWSHIP WOULD BE IN OPPOSITION TO SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES.
WHAT IS TRADITION NINE.
"NA, as such, ought never be organized, but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve."
BT PG73
When addicts experience the message of recovery, we find healing from our suffering, no matter what the cause.
TRADITION FIVE
“Each group has but one primary purpose— to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.”
IWHAW PG160
EVENTUALLY WE ARE SHOWN THAT WE MUST ____ ________, OR WE WILL ____ _______.
GET HONEST, USE AGAIN.
BT PG 85
If a contradiction exists, we have slipped away from our principles.
Tradition Four
“Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or NA as a whole.”
BT PG 67
HELPING A ________ _______ IS ONE OF THE _________ __________ LIFE HAS TO OFFER.
SUFFERING ADDICT, GREATEST EXPERIENCES
BT PG105
IN NA, OUR GROUPS NOT ONLY STAND ON THEIR OWN, BUT DEMAND THE RIGHT TO DO SO.
WHAT IS TRADITION SEVEN.
"Every NA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions."
BT PG71
To keep our groups healthy, we place the needs of our group ahead of our own personal desires
TRADITION ONE
“Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on NA unity.”
IWHAW PG131
USING ADDICTS ARE ____-_________, _______, ________, AND ________ PEOPLE.
SELF-CENTERED, ANGRY, FREIGHTENED, LONELY
BT PG86
As we find ourselves growing closer together, the awakening of humility occurs.
Tradition Twelve
“Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.”
BT PG75
ONE OF THE CONTINUING MIRACLES OF RECOVERY IS BECOMING A _________, __________ _________ OF __________.
PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE, MEMBER, SOCIETY.
BT PG106
Narcotics Anonymous does not claim to have the answer to every trouble in the world.
TRADITION TEN
“Narcotics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence, the NA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.”
IWHAW PG 201/202