Twelve Traditions
1.
Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for
the greatest number depends upon unity.
2.
For our group purpose there is but one 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 relatives of alcoholics, when gathered together for
mutual aid, may call themselves an Al-Anon Family group,
provided that as a group, they have no other affiliation.
The only requirement for membership is that there be a
problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.
4.
Each group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting
another group or Al-Anon or AA as a whole.
5.
Each Al-Anon Family Group has but one purpose: to help
families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve
Steps of AA ourselves, by encouraging and
understanding our alcoholic relatives, and by welcoming and
giving comfort to families of alcoholics.
6.
Our Family Groups ought never endorse, finance or lend our
name to any outside enterprise, lest problems of money,
property and prestige divert us from our primary spiritual
aim. Although a separate entity, we should always co-operate
with Alcoholics Anonymous.
7.
Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining
outside contributions.
8.
Al-Anon Twelfth Step work should remain forever
non-professional, but our service centers may employ special
workers.
9.
Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may
create service boards or committees directly responsible to
those they serve.
10.
The Al-Anon Family Groups have no opinion on outside issues;
hence our 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, films, and TV. We need guard
with special care the anonymity of all AA members.
12.
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions,
ever reminding us to place principles above personalities.
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