AA Thought for the Day

If AA were really guided by the Twelve Traditions,
we could not possibly be split apart by politics, religion, money,
or by any old-timers who might take a notion to be big shots.
With none of us throwing our weight around in public,
nobody could possibly exploit AA for personal advantage, that is sure.
For the first time I saw AA's anonymity for what it really is.
It isn't just something to save us from alcoholic shame and stigma;
its deeper purpose is actually to keep those fool egos of ours
from running hog wild after money and public fame at AA's expense.
It really means personal and group sacrifice for the benefit of all AA.
Right then, I resolved to learn our Twelve Traditions by heart,
just as I had learned the Twelve Steps.
If every AA did the same and really soaked up these principles
we drunks could hang together forever.
- Dr. Bob S., co-founder of AA.

Thought to Ponder....

The Steps are there to protect me from myself;
the Traditions are there to protect AA from me.

Recovery Related Acronym

T R U S T = Try Relying Upon Steps and Traditions.