12 TRADITIONS OF
FINANCIAL UNDEREARNERS ANONYMOUS
- Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon Financial UA unity.
- For our group purpose there is one ultimate authority--a loving Earning Power as it may express itself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
- The only requirement for Financial UA membership is a desire to stop financially underearning.
- Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or Financial UA as a whole.
- Each group has one primary purpose--to carry its message to the financial underearner who still suffers.
- A Financial UA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Financial UA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
- Every Financial UA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
- Financial Underearners Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
- Financial UA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
- Financial Underearners Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the Financial UA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
- Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, television, films, internet or other forms of public communication.
- Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
12 TRADITIONS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.
2. 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.
3. The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
6. An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
9. A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
2. 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.
3. The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
6. An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
9. A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous have been reprinted and adapted with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (“AAWS”). Permission to reprint and adapt the Twelve Traditions does not mean that Alcoholics Anonymous is affiliated with this program. A.A. is a program of recovery from alcoholism only - use of A.A.’s Traditions or an adapted version in connection with programs and activities which are patterned after A.A., but which address other problems, or use in any other non-A.A. context, does not imply otherwise.
Financial UA
World Service Office
841 East Fort Avenue -- Box # 177
Baltimore, MD 21230
Email: [email protected]
phone (443) 424-8588
World Service Office
841 East Fort Avenue -- Box # 177
Baltimore, MD 21230
Email: [email protected]
phone (443) 424-8588