TRADITIONS
THE GROUP
IP's
CONCEPTS
3, 7, 11
100

Honoring our Traditions makes us attractive as a Fellowship.

TRADITION TEN

THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES

"FOR GROUPS"

100

Whatever a group needs to _______ ___ ______ ______ should be provided by the group itself.

fulfill its primary purpose 

IT WORKS HOW AND WHY

TRADITION 7 PG175

100

Our Basic Text, Narcotics Anonymous, provides the best description of who we are and what we do:

IP #29, An Introduction to NA Meetings

100

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

100

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

200

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"

200

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

200

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

200

****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

200

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 

300

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"

300

****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

300

We develop a bond with each other as we grow together.

IP #2, The Group

300

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

300

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

400

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"

400

The group is the ________ _________ by _____ ____ _________ __ ________. 

primary vehicle, by which our message is carried.

NA THE GROUP BOOKLET

 

400

Nonaddicted people don’t spend their time wondering if they’re addicts.

IP #22, Welcome to NA

400

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

 

400

We may find ourselves able to courageously face situations that used to strike fear in our hearts.

STEP THREE

NA STEP WORKING GUIDE

PG25

500

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"

500

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

500

Goodwill, of course, is the beginning of all spiritual growth.

IP #5, Another Look

500

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

500

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